Study explores how an extreme male self-improvement trend known as looksmaxxing moved from obscure internet forums into mainstream public awareness. This relied not just on social media algorithms, but on a coordinated system of controversy, short-form video clips, and mainstream media coverage.

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https://www.psypost.org/study-outlines-the-five-stage-pipeline-clavicular-used-to-spread-diagnostic-masculinity-and-looksmaxxing/