As digital influencers wield unprecedented power over many young people’s ideas and actions, confronting the real-world impact of online subcultures is no longer optional—it is necessary.
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Clavicular, Looksmaxxing, and the Real-World Consequences of Black-Pill Culture
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The Optimization of Insecurity: The Truth Behind “Looksmaxxing”
The term "Looksmaxxing", I'm sure, isn't lost on anyone in our generation in the present day. As of now, the fad is snowballing into an increasingly toxic standard that...
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Looksmaxxing: Is Self-Improvement Going Too Far?
What started as self-care has evolved into looksmaxxing: a social media trend that pushes the idea that there's always something about your appearance to "fix."
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Tote Bags, Matchas, and Chads: The Aesthetic Performance of Manhood
Between the iced matcha and jawlines sharp enough to kill, these instances of performance are not neutral, but instrumental in producing and policing the idea of “masculinity” within socially...
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College Gym Bros’ Advice on Meeting Your 2024 Fitness Resolutions
It's 2024, and for whatever reason, you have decided to touch grass, go to class, and grow your ass. In other words, you've made a few New Year's Resolutions,...