On TikTok, teens — mostly boys — have come up with a new, potentially troubling way to win literal cool points. Here’s what some teens, and a few experts, say is behind the trend.
” , changing his wardrobe , and working on his social skills . You can follow hisand writing daily mantras like “I’m very charismatic” and “I’m becoming the best at what I do.” The results, he says, have had an “immediate impact” on his day-to-day life — he’s finding it easier to meet and speak to new people, and strangers are now coming up to him to compliment his outfits.
But for the teen boys who follow creators like Aaron, out-auramaxxing the man next to you can feel like the only way to be successful in dating. This means the competitively antisocial dating rhetoric only gets ramped up. “Only the top percentage of men will actually get women,” says Aaron. Too bad most of the advice includes notat all. “There’s a group of people taking auramaxxing the wrong way who just end up isolating themselves completely,” says Meki.
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