AI-Driven Inequality to Fuel 'Looksmaxxing' Market Growth
menhguin · x · 2026-07-12
The author argues that as social inequality and pressure intensify, the demand for "looksmaxxing" will rise. AI will exacerbate this trend by eroding trust in fairness, academic credentials, and institutions, pushing people toward various interventions to stay competitive.
In this environment, insecure elites will invest more capital in overt physical traits to signal superiority. Consequently, non-AI sectors like health and enhancement products (e.g., $HIMS and $ENHA) and gene therapies hold massive market growth potential.
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