Meet Clavicular, the internet’s most famous looksmaxxing influencer.
Slate • • entertainment
Key Points:
- Braden Peters, known online as Clavicular, is a 20-year-old Miami-based influencer famous for promoting "looksmaxxing," a subculture focused on extreme physical appearance enhancement, often involving dangerous practices and drug use.
- Clavicular recently gained widespread attention due to his arrest in Arizona on felony charges, which were later dropped, and previous incidents including a livestreamed vehicle accident; his provocative content and association with controversial figures have amplified his notoriety.
- Looksmaxxing advocates invest heavily in improving their appearance, sometimes using harmful methods like "bone smashing," steroid use, and even methamphetamine, reflecting a nihilistic and misogynistic worldview linked to incel culture and hypergamy beliefs.
- Clavicular's rise illustrates
