Meet The Internet’s Most Disturbing New Influencer
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Summary
Takeaways
- ❖Clvicular, a 20-year-old influencer, is the most prominent face of the 'looksmaxing' community, a subculture linked to incels.
- ❖His methods for 'perfecting his look' include starting anabolic steroids at 14, 'bone smashing' his cheekbones with a hammer or thera gun, and smoking meth for weight loss.
- ❖Clvicular promotes a reactionary, anti-women agenda, viewing women as 'lustful snakes' and advocating for manipulative tactics to gain attention.
- ❖He identifies as a nihilist and 'black pillar,' aiming to 'freak people out about the state of the world' and survive through self-experimentation.
- ❖His virality is largely driven by 'clip farms' that extract short, dramatic moments from his 12-hour live streams, a strategy politicians could learn from.
- ❖Clvicular was recently jailed for using a fake ID and possessing illegal drugs (Adderall and anabolic steroids), potentially hindering his quest for fame.
- ❖The influencer's 'cortisol spiking' (getting angry) is a common occurrence on his streams, often triggered by minor inconveniences like incorrect food orders.
- ❖He has associated with alt-right figures like Nick Fuentes and Myron Gaines, appearing on a 'party bus' with them.
- ❖Clvicular gained attention for his 'spot-on' political takes, such as calling Gavin Newsome a 'gigachad' and JD Vance 'obese' with a 'recessed side profile'.
- ❖The hosts emphasize that Clvicular's life, despite its viral appeal, is 'a lot weirder' and medically problematic due to his extreme choices.
Insights
1Clvicular's Extreme Body Modification and Drug Abuse
Clvicular, a 20-year-old influencer, began using anabolic steroids at 14, consuming 'enormous amounts' even by adult standards. He practices 'bone smashing,' hitting his cheekbones with a hammer or TheraGun, believing it creates micro-fractures that reform into a more 'handsome' facial structure. He also uses meth for weight loss, going on 'three-day meth binges' which he attributes to women's 'high standards.'
Will Saletan details Clvicular's steroid use from age 14, his 'bone smashing' technique, and his meth binges for weight loss, noting that even other steroid influencers consider his usage excessive.
2Nihilistic, Anti-Women Ideology and Alt-Right Connections
Clvicular's worldview is nihilistic, describing himself as a 'black pillar' who believes 'the world is a wasteland.' He holds a 'reactionary anti-women agenda,' viewing women as 'lustful snakes' and advocating for 'sinister plots' to find love. He has been seen with prominent alt-right figures like Nick Fuentes and Myron Gaines, indicating his alignment with these communities.
Will Saletan describes Clvicular's 'extremely reactionary anti-women agenda,' his self-identification as a 'nihilist' and 'black pillar,' and his presence on a 'party bus' with Nick Fuentes and Myron Gaines.
3The Power of 'Clip Farms' in Achieving Virality
Clvicular's fame is heavily reliant on 'clip farms'—accounts that monitor his 12-hour live streams (often on Kick.com) and extract short, dramatic, or controversial moments. These clips, such as him running over a stalker with his Cybertruck or expressing anger over a food order, are then widely distributed across social media, making him viral despite the long-form content often being 'really boring.'
Tim Miller explains how he consumes Clvicular content via accounts that 'cut from his live stream and then post them onto various social media feeds.' Will Saletan adds that these 'clippers' are responsible for blowing up moments like the Cybertruck incident.
4Clvicular's Legal Troubles and Physical Health Issues
Clvicular was recently jailed for using a fake ID and possessing illegal drugs, specifically Adderall and an anabolic steroid pill. His long-term steroid abuse has led to a medical condition where he no longer produces testosterone naturally, making access to steroids a critical health issue for him. This arrest represents a 'roadblock' in his pursuit of viral fame.
Sam Stein reports Clvicular's arrest for a fake ID and illegal drugs. Will Saletan clarifies the drugs were Adderall and anabolic steroids, and notes Clvicular's inability to produce his own testosterone due to steroid abuse.
Bottom Line
The 'clip farm' strategy employed by Clvicular's followers is a highly effective, decentralized model for achieving virality that mainstream politicians and public figures largely fail to utilize.
While traditional media and political campaigns focus on self-produced content, the real engine of online narrative control and fame for figures like Clvicular is often external, user-generated aggregation of 'best scenes.'
Political strategists and public figures should invest in or encourage independent 'clip farms' that can identify and disseminate compelling, short-form content from their longer appearances, rather than solely relying on their own curated social media teams. This leverages organic audience engagement for broader reach.
Opportunities
Political Clip Farm & Virality Consulting
A service that identifies compelling moments from politicians' speeches, interviews, and live streams, then packages and distributes them as short, viral clips across various social media platforms. This would mimic the 'clip farm' model used by influencers like Clvicular to control narrative and gain fame, but applied to political messaging.
Key Concepts
Looksmaxing
A community, often linked to incels, where individuals believe physical appearance is the primary determinant of success and attraction, leading to extreme measures to 'perfect' their looks.
Angry Young Man Archetype
A cultural phenomenon where young men express deep anger and resentment towards societal norms, often channeling it into extreme behaviors, nihilistic worldviews, and anti-social or misogynistic ideologies.
Clip Farm Virality
A social media strategy where extended live streams or long-form content are monitored by 'clippers' who extract short, shocking, or highly engaging segments to be distributed widely across various platforms, maximizing viral reach.
Lessons
- Recognize and critically evaluate the 'looksmaxing' community and its associated ideologies, understanding its links to incel and alt-right movements.
- Be aware of the 'clip farm' phenomenon in online media; understand that viral moments are often curated and amplified by third parties, not just the content creator.
- Promote healthy self-esteem and masculinity, emphasizing internal value over external appearance or extreme body modifications, as a counter-narrative to figures like Clvicular.
Notable Moments
Clvicular's Cybertruck Incident
During a live stream, Clvicular ran over a stalker who jumped on his Cybertruck's hood, expressing a wish for the person to die. This incident, which resulted in no charges, exemplifies the extreme, often legally dubious, stunts used to generate viral content.
The 'Chicken Tenders' Incident
Clvicular, despite receiving free tomahawk steaks and power cocktails at a restaurant as an influencer, became visibly upset and 'cortisol spiked' because he specifically wanted chicken tenders. This highlights the bizarre and often childish motivations behind his public displays of anger and the disconnect between his projected image and reality.
Clvicular's Political Commentary
Clvicular gained attention for his 'spot-on' analysis of a hypothetical Gavin Newsome vs. JD Vance matchup, calling Newsome a 'gigachad' and Vance 'obese' with a 'recessed side profile.' This demonstrates how his influence extends into political commentary, even if superficially based on aesthetics, and how such takes can resonate with certain audiences.
Quotes
"Clvicular is a guy who's maybe the most prominent face of what's called the looksmaxing community, which is in some ways sort of like a division of incelss."
"He started on anabolic steroids when he was 14... there are steroid influencers on YouTube who were like this kid is doing too many steroids. We love steroids but this is too much."
"He does a thing called bone smashing... the idea is you kind of like hit your cheekbones and this creates micro fractares that will make them reform in like a more handsome way."
"This is what women make me do. Their standards are so high. I have to go on a three-day meth binge, you know, to to lose weight."
"He has this actually like extremely reactionary anti-women agenda which is sort of like I have to like scheme and you know women are just these like like lustful snakes and you have to like do all these little tricks to ever have a chance of finding love."
"I'm a nihilist. I'm a black pillar. I'm trying to freak people out about the state of the world and like all you can do is this like kind of sinister plot on yourself to make yourself an experiment to survive."
"Mogging is a shortening of an earlier looks maxing word, an acronym for alpha male of the group. So the big dog among the men at a nightclub, for example, or in a friend group, then they shorten that to mog."
"Foids are short for femaloids there. That's what these looks maxers call women. And if that seems a little unpleasant uh you know it is."
"Newsome, you know, is a gigachad and uh JD Vance has a recessed side profile and is obese and a subhuman."
"If this guy is being presented as a model of kind of like what it is to be a young man and and the ideal of masculinity in 2026, I think it's worth looking at what does what is his life really like?"
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