Purpose of being 'hot' and dominance

When streamer Clavicular bashes his face with a hammer or does meth to stay skinny, it's not just himself he's hurting.

This episode was produced by Dustin DeSoto, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Andrea Lopez-Cruzado, engineered by David Tatasciore and Patrick Boyd, and hosted by Noel King.

Illustration photo of a male TikTok influencer hammering his cheekbone. Photo by CHRIS DELMAS/AFP via Getty Images.

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