The darkness behind looksmaxxing
The podcast episode explores the rise of Clavicular, a controversial internet figure embedded in the 'looksmaxxing' subculture, where young men obsess over physical appearance through extreme body modification and online performance. Host Charlie Warzel argues that while the content appea
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