If you've been online in the past few weeks, I'm sorry. That's a general comment, but it especially goes for if you've seen posts and articles about someone named Clavicular. Clavicular, given name Braden Peters, is a 20-year-old "looksmax" influencer. His claim to fame is going to extreme measures to "ascend," or enhance his appearance, and immersing himself in the world of right-wing influencers. As of this publication, he has around 770,000 followers on TikTok and 190,000 followers on Kick, where he often streams live. SEE ALSO: Stop listening to the 'alpha male' grift The most basic definition of "looksmaxxing" is just that: maximizing your looks. But it stems from incel (involuntarily celibate) communities of the 2010s. Now, in 2026, it appears that what was fostered in those dark corners of the internet is now becoming increasingly mainstream. ## The looksmaxxing ideal "Looksmaxxing" has been floating around incel communities since before COVID.…