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What is Bonesmashing?

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  • Charlie StrossC This user is from outside of this forum
    Charlie StrossC This user is from outside of this forum
    Charlie Stross
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    What is Bonesmashing? Inside the Extreme Looksmaxxer Technique

    As looksmaxxing enters our lexicon, the practice of bonesmashing—tapping your face with a hammer to shape your bone structure—is trailing close behind.

    “Bonesmashing is big enough that doctors have sent at least two letters to the Journal of Stomatology, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery warning about the practice’s spread on social media.”

    https://www.gq.com/story/what-is-bonesmashing-looksmaxxing-technique

    Magneto was rightP retechR Alexander Goeres 𒀯J fraggleF Pete Alex Harris🦡🕸️🌲/∞🪐∫P 15 Replies Last reply
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    • Charlie StrossC Charlie Stross

      What is Bonesmashing? Inside the Extreme Looksmaxxer Technique

      As looksmaxxing enters our lexicon, the practice of bonesmashing—tapping your face with a hammer to shape your bone structure—is trailing close behind.

      “Bonesmashing is big enough that doctors have sent at least two letters to the Journal of Stomatology, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery warning about the practice’s spread on social media.”

      https://www.gq.com/story/what-is-bonesmashing-looksmaxxing-technique

      Magneto was rightP This user is from outside of this forum
      Magneto was rightP This user is from outside of this forum
      Magneto was right
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      #2

      @cstross QAA did a whole episode about him and his ilk, it's... something

      https://mastodon.me.uk/@pikesley/116116483458029492

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      • Charlie StrossC Charlie Stross

        What is Bonesmashing? Inside the Extreme Looksmaxxer Technique

        As looksmaxxing enters our lexicon, the practice of bonesmashing—tapping your face with a hammer to shape your bone structure—is trailing close behind.

        “Bonesmashing is big enough that doctors have sent at least two letters to the Journal of Stomatology, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery warning about the practice’s spread on social media.”

        https://www.gq.com/story/what-is-bonesmashing-looksmaxxing-technique

        retechR This user is from outside of this forum
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        @cstross Maybe they'll bring trephination back. With cult culture is on the rise as well, it will make a sort of perfect storm.

        We always seem to find ways for self culling.

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        • retechR retech

          @cstross Maybe they'll bring trephination back. With cult culture is on the rise as well, it will make a sort of perfect storm.

          We always seem to find ways for self culling.

          Charlie StrossC This user is from outside of this forum
          Charlie StrossC This user is from outside of this forum
          Charlie Stross
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          @retech Heaven's Gate 2.0 time! All aboard the comet!

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          • Charlie StrossC Charlie Stross

            What is Bonesmashing? Inside the Extreme Looksmaxxer Technique

            As looksmaxxing enters our lexicon, the practice of bonesmashing—tapping your face with a hammer to shape your bone structure—is trailing close behind.

            “Bonesmashing is big enough that doctors have sent at least two letters to the Journal of Stomatology, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery warning about the practice’s spread on social media.”

            https://www.gq.com/story/what-is-bonesmashing-looksmaxxing-technique

            Alexander Goeres 𒀯J This user is from outside of this forum
            Alexander Goeres 𒀯J This user is from outside of this forum
            Alexander Goeres 𒀯
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            @Charlie Stross sounds a little like pratchett's retrophrenology ....

            #^https://discworld.fandom.com/wiki/Retrophrenology
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            • Charlie StrossC Charlie Stross

              What is Bonesmashing? Inside the Extreme Looksmaxxer Technique

              As looksmaxxing enters our lexicon, the practice of bonesmashing—tapping your face with a hammer to shape your bone structure—is trailing close behind.

              “Bonesmashing is big enough that doctors have sent at least two letters to the Journal of Stomatology, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery warning about the practice’s spread on social media.”

              https://www.gq.com/story/what-is-bonesmashing-looksmaxxing-technique

              fraggleF This user is from outside of this forum
              fraggleF This user is from outside of this forum
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              @cstross well, if a bunch of misogynists want to hit themselves in the face with hammers then who am I to stop them

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              • Charlie StrossC Charlie Stross

                What is Bonesmashing? Inside the Extreme Looksmaxxer Technique

                As looksmaxxing enters our lexicon, the practice of bonesmashing—tapping your face with a hammer to shape your bone structure—is trailing close behind.

                “Bonesmashing is big enough that doctors have sent at least two letters to the Journal of Stomatology, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery warning about the practice’s spread on social media.”

                https://www.gq.com/story/what-is-bonesmashing-looksmaxxing-technique

                Pete Alex Harris🦡🕸️🌲/∞🪐∫P This user is from outside of this forum
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                Pete Alex Harris🦡🕸️🌲/∞🪐∫
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                @cstross
                Men will literally hit themselves in the face with a hammer rather than go to therapy.

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                • Charlie StrossC Charlie Stross

                  What is Bonesmashing? Inside the Extreme Looksmaxxer Technique

                  As looksmaxxing enters our lexicon, the practice of bonesmashing—tapping your face with a hammer to shape your bone structure—is trailing close behind.

                  “Bonesmashing is big enough that doctors have sent at least two letters to the Journal of Stomatology, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery warning about the practice’s spread on social media.”

                  https://www.gq.com/story/what-is-bonesmashing-looksmaxxing-technique

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                  @cstross But is there a review telling me to use Stanley or Draper hammers for the job? Analysis paralysis with my facial paralysis down B&Q

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                  • Charlie StrossC Charlie Stross

                    @retech Heaven's Gate 2.0 time! All aboard the comet!

                    retechR This user is from outside of this forum
                    retechR This user is from outside of this forum
                    retech
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                    @cstross Oooh maybe 3I/ATLAS is here to take them all home.

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                    • Charlie StrossC Charlie Stross

                      What is Bonesmashing? Inside the Extreme Looksmaxxer Technique

                      As looksmaxxing enters our lexicon, the practice of bonesmashing—tapping your face with a hammer to shape your bone structure—is trailing close behind.

                      “Bonesmashing is big enough that doctors have sent at least two letters to the Journal of Stomatology, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery warning about the practice’s spread on social media.”

                      https://www.gq.com/story/what-is-bonesmashing-looksmaxxing-technique

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                      @cstross I guess they are visibly labeling themselves as ‘stay away at all costs’, Darwinism in action

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                      • Charlie StrossC Charlie Stross

                        What is Bonesmashing? Inside the Extreme Looksmaxxer Technique

                        As looksmaxxing enters our lexicon, the practice of bonesmashing—tapping your face with a hammer to shape your bone structure—is trailing close behind.

                        “Bonesmashing is big enough that doctors have sent at least two letters to the Journal of Stomatology, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery warning about the practice’s spread on social media.”

                        https://www.gq.com/story/what-is-bonesmashing-looksmaxxing-technique

                        BudleyB This user is from outside of this forum
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                        Budley
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                        @cstross The retro-phrenology worked fine, so now they're smart enough to do the bonesmashing.

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                        • Magneto was rightP Magneto was right

                          @cstross QAA did a whole episode about him and his ilk, it's... something

                          https://mastodon.me.uk/@pikesley/116116483458029492

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                          @pikesley @cstross

                          I just listened to this last night and it's all terrible

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                          • Charlie StrossC Charlie Stross

                            What is Bonesmashing? Inside the Extreme Looksmaxxer Technique

                            As looksmaxxing enters our lexicon, the practice of bonesmashing—tapping your face with a hammer to shape your bone structure—is trailing close behind.

                            “Bonesmashing is big enough that doctors have sent at least two letters to the Journal of Stomatology, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery warning about the practice’s spread on social media.”

                            https://www.gq.com/story/what-is-bonesmashing-looksmaxxing-technique

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                            @cstross

                            How many laundry detergent pods were actually eaten?

                            The proponents of this gender-affirming practice are as serious as children can be.

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                            • Charlie StrossC Charlie Stross

                              What is Bonesmashing? Inside the Extreme Looksmaxxer Technique

                              As looksmaxxing enters our lexicon, the practice of bonesmashing—tapping your face with a hammer to shape your bone structure—is trailing close behind.

                              “Bonesmashing is big enough that doctors have sent at least two letters to the Journal of Stomatology, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery warning about the practice’s spread on social media.”

                              https://www.gq.com/story/what-is-bonesmashing-looksmaxxing-technique

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                              @cstross When a subculture runs out of symbolic rebellion, it often turns to the body. Looksmaxxing is less about attractiveness than about optimization under perceived scarcity. Bonesmashing is what happens when algorithmic aesthetics meet masculine insecurity and low trust in institutions. This isn’t vanity, I think. Feels more like young men attempting to brute-force status in an economy that feels rigged.

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                                @cstross When a subculture runs out of symbolic rebellion, it often turns to the body. Looksmaxxing is less about attractiveness than about optimization under perceived scarcity. Bonesmashing is what happens when algorithmic aesthetics meet masculine insecurity and low trust in institutions. This isn’t vanity, I think. Feels more like young men attempting to brute-force status in an economy that feels rigged.

                                Charlie StrossC This user is from outside of this forum
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                                @Doomscroll It *is* rigged, but hitting yourself in the face with a hammer isn't going to induce the billionaire oligopoly to share any of its stolen valor with you.

                                dinozombie🌵🦇D 𝕯𝖔𝖔𝖒𝖘𝖈𝖗𝖔𝖑𝖑™D Anders VB v5.0A 3 Replies Last reply
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                                  @cstross When a subculture runs out of symbolic rebellion, it often turns to the body. Looksmaxxing is less about attractiveness than about optimization under perceived scarcity. Bonesmashing is what happens when algorithmic aesthetics meet masculine insecurity and low trust in institutions. This isn’t vanity, I think. Feels more like young men attempting to brute-force status in an economy that feels rigged.

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                                  @Doomscroll @cstross
                                  Self-harming behaviour isn't best analysed through the lenses of vanity or politics, probably.

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                                  • Charlie StrossC Charlie Stross

                                    @Doomscroll It *is* rigged, but hitting yourself in the face with a hammer isn't going to induce the billionaire oligopoly to share any of its stolen valor with you.

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                                    @cstross @Doomscroll oh yeah?? We'll see about that Mr. Knowitall! *smashes face with hammer*

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                                    • Charlie StrossC Charlie Stross

                                      @Doomscroll It *is* rigged, but hitting yourself in the face with a hammer isn't going to induce the billionaire oligopoly to share any of its stolen valor with you.

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                                      @cstross Elite capture isn’t new. In 19th-century German universities, young men carved sabre scars into their faces as proof of status(stolen valor). Now the stolen valor is proximity: influencers orbiting power, sometimes crossing into it. Clavicular at the party, then at the policy table. Spectacle is now access. 21st century is weird, and we’re only a quarter of a way into it.

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                                      • Charlie StrossC Charlie Stross

                                        What is Bonesmashing? Inside the Extreme Looksmaxxer Technique

                                        As looksmaxxing enters our lexicon, the practice of bonesmashing—tapping your face with a hammer to shape your bone structure—is trailing close behind.

                                        “Bonesmashing is big enough that doctors have sent at least two letters to the Journal of Stomatology, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery warning about the practice’s spread on social media.”

                                        https://www.gq.com/story/what-is-bonesmashing-looksmaxxing-technique

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                                        @cstross I learned about this practice this morning on the ‘The Rest is Entertainment’ podcast. Honestly, the next big meteor strike can’t come a moment too soon.

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                                        • dinozombie🌵🦇D dinozombie🌵🦇

                                          @cstross @Doomscroll oh yeah?? We'll see about that Mr. Knowitall! *smashes face with hammer*

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                                          @dinozombie
                                          Take THAT, Elon!
                                          @cstross @Doomscroll

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