Ryan Broderick

But also, we have no curiosity about whether they're doing a good job, how to make them do a better job. It's just like, we have Eric Adams for mayor in my city, and we're running around being like, We should be in charge of everything because look what we did. Yeah. Now that we've solved the political polarization issue in America.

I think we've got it, yeah. Can you introduce yourself? My name is Ryan Broderick. I am the author of the Garbage Day newsletter and the host of the new Panic World podcast.

I think we've got it, yeah. Can you introduce yourself? My name is Ryan Broderick. I am the author of the Garbage Day newsletter and the host of the new Panic World podcast.

I think we've got it, yeah. Can you introduce yourself? My name is Ryan Broderick. I am the author of the Garbage Day newsletter and the host of the new Panic World podcast.

Ryan's been covering the internet about the same amount of time I have, which is about 70 years. If you like stories about fringe internet phenomena and the way an idea can hop from the outside of the culture towards its mainstream, Ryan's a person whose work often gives me that these days.

Ryan's been covering the internet about the same amount of time I have, which is about 70 years. If you like stories about fringe internet phenomena and the way an idea can hop from the outside of the culture towards its mainstream, Ryan's a person whose work often gives me that these days.

Ryan's been covering the internet about the same amount of time I have, which is about 70 years. If you like stories about fringe internet phenomena and the way an idea can hop from the outside of the culture towards its mainstream, Ryan's a person whose work often gives me that these days.

About a week ago, Ryan texted me and suggested that Search Engine ought to try to make sense of jaw-maxing, a trend I'd only ever noticed peripherally, mainly among online subcultures of teenage boys. And so, here we were.

About a week ago, Ryan texted me and suggested that Search Engine ought to try to make sense of jaw-maxing, a trend I'd only ever noticed peripherally, mainly among online subcultures of teenage boys. And so, here we were.

About a week ago, Ryan texted me and suggested that Search Engine ought to try to make sense of jaw-maxing, a trend I'd only ever noticed peripherally, mainly among online subcultures of teenage boys. And so, here we were.

Okay, so, what is jaw-maxing, Ryan? Jaw maxing is a facial exercise you can do. I mean, you're like me, you've got a JD Vance chin. It could be better, right? You could make it more- By JD Vance, you mean we both have soft, round- We have soft millennial features, yeah.

Okay, so, what is jaw-maxing, Ryan? Jaw maxing is a facial exercise you can do. I mean, you're like me, you've got a JD Vance chin. It could be better, right? You could make it more- By JD Vance, you mean we both have soft, round- We have soft millennial features, yeah.

Okay, so, what is jaw-maxing, Ryan? Jaw maxing is a facial exercise you can do. I mean, you're like me, you've got a JD Vance chin. It could be better, right? You could make it more- By JD Vance, you mean we both have soft, round- We have soft millennial features, yeah.

Yes.

Yes.

Yes.

We look good in an American apparel hoodie, but not so much, you know, as a mega Chad. So if you want your face to look more like a mega Chad, a giga Chad, if you will, you can theoretically do this facial exercise to give yourself a sharper, more defined chin. And wait, can I actually ask you about mega Chads and giga Chads?

We look good in an American apparel hoodie, but not so much, you know, as a mega Chad. So if you want your face to look more like a mega Chad, a giga Chad, if you will, you can theoretically do this facial exercise to give yourself a sharper, more defined chin. And wait, can I actually ask you about mega Chads and giga Chads?

We look good in an American apparel hoodie, but not so much, you know, as a mega Chad. So if you want your face to look more like a mega Chad, a giga Chad, if you will, you can theoretically do this facial exercise to give yourself a sharper, more defined chin. And wait, can I actually ask you about mega Chads and giga Chads?

So I have step sons. Sure. You're the dad that stepped up. Yep. It's really, it's a very strange way to learn about internet culture. I'm sure. Like my exposure to MegaChat and GigaChat, I think came through them. Like I know that it's, there's these like black and white photos of just like a super over-masculinized guy with like a super high cheekbones and a super deep chin.