I have read people write and heard people say words like “jobmaxing”, “hobbymaxing” and stuff like that. I guess I understand what these words mean, but I am confused as to where the “…maxing” thing comes from.

I had totally normal people talk to me like this, but I also somehow connect it to Andrew Tate and people like that. Is using these words - to you - a telltale sign of a guy who has issues with women? Or is it something you also would say in a normal conversation (assuming you treat women with respect)?

And does anyone know where these terms originated from?

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Same, I associate it with incels. Wikipedia even tells me,

Proponents of “looksmaxxing” refer to simple practices as “softmaxxing”, including proper hygiene, skincare, hairstyles suited to one’s face shape, exercise routines, wearing fashionable clothing

Soooo, incels need a special term to make hygiene palatable to them. Uhuh.

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Not worth criticising, it’s just confused and alienated people attempting self-improvement. That’s a positive thing.

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To each their own, but I think inceldom as it is, not what it was briefly when coined by a Canadian lesbian in 1997, is absolutely worth criticizing.

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Are you talking about min-maxing, or like “chillin’ out, maxin’, relaxin’ &c” ?

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Shootin’ some b-ball outside of school.

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As an avid 4chan user in 2003-2008, the highlight of one of the years of secondary school was one day when our teacher did a quiz thing that was like “who can stand up and recite the entire intro to Fresh Prince”

that person was me. I was that person.

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Wait, people used these unironically?

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Ironic slang is just slang that hasn’t grown up yet.

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I’ve been climaxing lately.

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You keep at it buddy. You’ll get to that summit someday.

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Yes, of course, I’ve also recently been trying to use the command line as much as possible

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ive been madmaxing.

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As long as you’re not doomwanking.

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Oh yea I should rewatch Climax. That movie is a masterpiece.

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Wish I could say the same :/

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You’ll hear it a bit if you hit the gym every day. It’s a positive thing.

I have no idea what it means in incel-speak.

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