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?Support the channel:✔️ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/einzelgangster✔️ PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/einzelgangercoBooks (affiliate links):📖 Taoism for Inner Peace: https://amzn.to/4bN9lVB📖 The Urge: Fall of a Stoic: https://amzn.to/3Yc77Kw📖 Stoicism for Inner Strength: https://amzn.to/3rZU0xL📖 Stoicism for Inner Peace: https://amzn.to/3e6myLX📖 Loose: On Letting Stuff Go: https://amzn.to/3QVfrqM📖 Unoffendable: https://amzn.to/35e23a5Merchandise:🛍️ Shop: https://einzelganger-shop.fourthwall.com#looksmaxxing #looksmax #clavicular 00:00 Introduction01:46 Tumbling down the rabbit hole04:52 When looks are everything08:02 The blackpill: a dark philosophy14:33 The body as a project16:45 What do looksmaxxers really want?18:28 The pointlessness of looksmaxxing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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