Something Strange Is Happening To Gen Z - Isabel Brown - #1106

Modern Wisdom

Chris Williamson

Health & Fitness, Society & Culture

4.6 • 5.9K Ratings

🗓️ 4 June 2026

⏱️ 113 minutes

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Isabel Brown is a conservative media personality and author. Is Gen Z embracing tradition again? Gen Z continues to reject many of the values their parents grew up with and vowed to return toward a more traditional way of life. Is this the start of a lasting cultural shift, or just another passing trend? Expect to learn why Gen Z Is becoming more conservative than ever, the reasons behind the rise in young male and female looksmaxxing, what men should know about women’s mental health, the resurgence of the 45-step communist plan to destroy America, why Trump’s numbers are plummeting and much more… Sponsors: See discounts for all the products I use and recommend: ⁠⁠https://chriswillx.com/deals⁠⁠ Get up to $350 off the Eight Sleep Pod 5 at https://eightsleep.com/modernwisdom Get 35% off your first subscription on the best supplements from Momentous at https://livemomentous.com/modernwisdom Sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period from Shopify at https://shopify.com/modernwisdom Get a Free Sample Pack of LMNT’s most popular flavours with your first purchase at https://drinklmnt.com/modernwisdom Get ChatGPT to explore ideas, solve problems, and learn faster at ⁠https://chatgpt.com Timestamps: (0:00) The Rise of Female Looksmaxxing (3:00) The Difference Between Male and Female Looksmaxxing (5:38) Are We Facing a Femininity Crisis? (10:42) The Hidden Costs of Antidepressants (17:39) Understanding the Female Mental Health Crisis (19:30) Is Euphoria Changing Attitudes Toward OnlyFans? (24:30) The Immense Culture Shift Around Marriage and Motherhood (30:45) Why Family Life Isn’t Being Taken Seriously (36:22) Is Having Kids Seen As a Limitation? (50:42) Are We Mistaking Sex for Empowerment? (58:19) Is Gen Z More Conservative Than We Think? (01:08:34) Where Does Isabel Agree With Liberals? (01:14:45) Should US Healthcare Be Socialised? (01:28:11) Why Donald Trump’s Approval Ratings Are Struggling (01:32:00) What Will Decide the Midterms? (01:37:11) Why Young People Are Returning to Religion (01:44:52) Has Religion Become Personal Branding? (01:51:07) Is There Reason for Optimism? (01:52:11) Where to Find Isabel Extra Stuff: Get my free reading list of 100 books to read before you die: ⁠⁠https://chriswillx.com/books⁠⁠ Try my productivity energy drink Neutonic: ⁠⁠https://neutonic.com/modernwisdom⁠⁠ Episodes You Might Enjoy: #577 - David Goggins - This Is How To Master Your Life: ⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Goggins⁠⁠ #712 - Dr Jordan Peterson - How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs: ⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Peterson⁠⁠ #700 - Dr Andrew Huberman - The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain: ⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Huberman⁠⁠ - Get In Touch: Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/modernwisdompodcast⁠⁠ Email: ⁠⁠https://chriswillx.com/contact⁠⁠ - Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Have you seen female lux maxing? Oh my gosh, we're just jumping right into it, aren't we? I have been
0:06.4	under the impression that looks maxing was largely a male endeavor over the past several months,
0:11.5	but I've seen male looksmaxers saying women should or should not get into this. So maybe a little bit.
0:17.5	I didn't realize that there is a, there are some deep, deep depths that you can
0:22.4	go to when it comes to luxemax because kind of we understand in one form or another that
0:28.4	women have always been lux maxing, right? But this takes it to a bit of a different level.
0:32.9	All right, let's see it. What is female looks maxing? If you thought this trend was just a part of the manistphere, think again.
0:39.3	On Reddit, Discord and other forum platforms, there are threads where women trade advice on
0:44.3	how to hardmax your way to becoming a Stacey, which is the highest tier of attractiveness.
0:49.3	It all starts with the upload of a selfie and invite forum strangers to firstly rate your
0:55.2	appearance and then comment on how you could optimize your looks.
0:59.1	Tips that follow range from corset maxing, shrinking your rib cage through binding, to injecting
1:04.0	unlicensed weight loss drugs to peanut maxing, literally chewing peanuts to sculpt a sharper,
1:10.0	wider jaw. It also covers breast size.
1:12.6	There's a $2,49-Eve bra, for example, worn overnight for weeks to gain half a cup size.
1:19.6	The target audience?
1:20.6	Teenagers.
1:21.6	A 17-year-old told her skull has serious flaws, or a 14-year- old encouraged to get a rhinoplasty.
1:28.5	Girls as young as 13 upload pictures only to be torn apart.
1:32.5	A Laura Ziva is one of the most prominent public female looks maxes.
1:35.9	This year Ziva launched a $79 a month program promising drastic change in 90 days,
1:41.6	from exercise to hard maxing measures, including cosmetic procedures.
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