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[–] Jax@sh.itjust.works 16 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Seems like a self correcting problem, honestly.

[–] Fluke@feddit.uk 2 points 1 day ago (4 children)

"Looksmaxxing" is garden variety body dysmorphic disorder, but it's quite clearly treated vastly differently because the sufferer is male presenting.

Your comment is akin to saying suicide makes depression a self correcting problem. That's pretty fucking heartless, don't you think?

[–] Jax@sh.itjust.works 11 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

but it's quite clearly treated vastly differently because the sufferer is male presenting.

This is so dumb, people are overwhelmingly cruel to women with eating disorders. Whether eating too much or too little. Not to mention, a woman with an eating disorder isn't eating more/less because she hates men. Incels started looksmaxxing because of red pill manosphere brainrot like 'you must be 6'13" and square jaw and straight white teeth and muscles in order to have a CHANCE with a 7.5/10, because all women are whores and driven by primordial urges' . It's an entirely incorrect interpretation of how human beings interact propogated by chronically online cave trolls.

My comment is no where near saying suicide makes depression a self correcting problem. There are myriad circumstances that can lead someone to suicide. Looksmaxxing is at its core an overreaction to a problem that incels conjured up. Or more accurately misinterpreted, yes male loneliness is a problem but so is female loneliness; it's an epidemic on both sides.

If you're too dumb to understand that maybe you shouldn't pump random shit into your veins in an attempt to look younger or more attractive, so be it. You will become a lesson for anyone paying attention. (Proverbial you)

[–] Epidoxe@lemmy.zip 11 points 1 day ago

Treated differently only because the overwhelmingly male population that suffers from it is actively hating people who they deem different and taking a lot of online space doing so. That's fucking heartless, indeed.

[–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Looksmaxxing involves style and fashion too, not exactly like an eating disorder, its more like I want to look superior because of my insecurities. I'm sure there is some comorbidity.

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 1 points 15 hours ago

It also involves bashing your skull with a vibrating hammer.

[–] cecinestpasunecommunication@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

For Nazis, it is.

Everyone else should get healthcare, but for Nazis I'm happy when it runs its course.