Time to Stop Spotlighting Looksmaxxing

The piece argues that interviewing Braden “Clavicular” Peters, a prominent looksmaxxing influencer, only legitimizes a harmful online subculture. It commends host Adam Hegarty’s skeptical, fact-driven approach but contends the media should stop giving him a platform; the exchange—culminating in Clavicular walking off—exposes the emptiness of the gimmick and the futility of treating it as serious discourse.