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The Dark Philosophy Behind Looksmaxxing
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At first glance, looksmaxxing seems like little more than internet slang for improving one’s appearance. But when we dive deeper, we find ideas and beliefs that are pretty disturbing. What draws young men (such as Clavicular) to looksmaxxing? What do they believe? Does it make their lives better? And what can we learn from their pursuits about happiness?
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00:00 Introduction
01:46 Tumbling down the rabbit hole
04:52 When looks are everything
08:02 The blackpill: a dark philosophy
14:33 The body as a project
16:45 What do looksmaxxers really want?
18:28 The pointlessness of looksmaxxing
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