Link: https://womensmediacenter.com/fbomb/looksmaxxing-no-thank-you

In 2026, at Bard High School Early College — a top-rated public school in New York City — global studies teacher Dr. Melissa Turoff was startled to recognize the increasing popularity of “bonesmashing” in her classroom. Bonesmashing is an act of hammering your jaw and cheekbones (with a literal hammer, in most cases) until they break, in hopes of the bones growing back stronger and sharper. Dr. Turoff told the FBomb that she was worried “to see [bonesmashing] being embraced by young men at a competitive high school.”

But Bard High School is hardly the only school that has this problem. Many young boys are obsessed with bonesmashing as part of a larger ideology called “looksmaxxing,” a highly intensive rating system for evaluating physical attractiveness. Looksmaxxing is based on a formula for attractiveness that was developed on incel forums, but now has its own website, looksmaxxing.com. Your body fat percentage, inter-pupillary distance, and canthal tilt (measure of slant of your eyes) are, among other body parts, measured and compiled to form a zero to 10 overall rating. Looksmaxxers go through all sorts of physical pain to achieve as high a rating as possible.

Perhaps in a few years time attractiveness will be associated with being an asshole. Instead of taking a perfect photo for tinder, boys may be deliberately highlighting flaws just to avoid being associated with the incel crowd.

What a fucked up world.

I see that on dating sites already. Normal pictures and a healthy amount of self-deprecating humor are good signs that someone doesn't take themselves too seriously.

Keep in mind their goal isn't attractiveness catered to women, it's the kind of attractive they think women want.

Until you get reverse catfished and they turn up all attractive.

"He seemed so homely in his photos, but when he turned up, he was just so symettrical. I had to run out of there" :D

Also, interesting that the doctor is one 'n' away from being "Dr Turnoff".