← Back to feed Culture & Ideas

The pseudoscientific attractiveness scale that grew out of incel forums and is now making money for looksmaxxing influencers

The Conversation 09 April 2026 46m ago
The pseudoscientific attractiveness scale that grew out of incel forums and is now making money for looksmaxxing influencers
65
Relevance
14/25
Freshness
25/25
Authority
18/20
Brand Signal
6/15
Depth
2/15
Relevance Freshness Authority Brand Depth
Sociologist Jordan Foster explains the origins of the PSL scale on The Conversation Weekly podcast.
Read Full Article → The Conversation ↗