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Louis Theroux warns looksmaxxing replaces competence with aesthetic obsession
The manosphere is evolving from the pursuit of women to a sterile obsession with facial aesthetics and cosmetic surgery. This shift toward looksmaxxing reveals a generation of men choosing superficial 'system hacking' over actual competence. When vanity becomes the primary metric for success, the result is a hollow, amoral pursuit of visual dominance that ignores human connection.
Mar 15, 2026