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Dear Boys, Looksmaxxing Is a Fool's Errand (wsj.com)
4 points by impish9208 21 days ago | hide | past | favorite | 3 comments



Yes, because the intended recipient of this advice are going to be reading the WSJ. The media is really scraping at the bottom of the barrel to be relevant or hip with the times. No issue is too niche or topical.


> The media is really scraping at the bottom of the barrel

The media has never reported what's relevant, only what people want to hear. It's a business, they could pay for 24/7 coverage of the Sudanese civil war or invasion of Ukraine, but the ROI is much better discussing Clavicular and the new Kanye album.




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