'Looksmaxxing' influencer Clavicular, whose real name is Braden Peters, has been widely mocked after his latest videos from Paris showed a string of awkward attempts to chat up women, only for him to end up admitting that he had 'no game' at all after being rejected by 'every girl in Paris.'
Looksmaxxing is the online subculture built around young men trying to maximise their physical attractiveness, often through appearance, grooming and performance-focused self-improvement. Clavicular has become one of its more recognisable faces, helped along by a highly online presence and a taste for controversy that has kept him circulating well beyond the usual corner of the internet. The Paris trip, though, landed very differently. It was less romance, more public embarrassment, and the optics were rough.
