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LONDONMAXXING

The practice and social movement of actively enjoying, building in and promoting London as a counter-narrative to claims of inevitable urban decline.

REFUSE THE DOOM. USE THE CITY.

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What is LONDONMAXXING?

Londonmaxxing redirects the suffix from the body toward a city. It means using London fully: attending events, finding hidden places, building companies, meeting people and amplifying the city’s cultural and economic energy. The term also functions as an explicit response to social-media narratives portraying London as irredeemably unsafe, broken or finished. Unlike geomaxxing, the goal is not to leave for a more advantageous location. It is to participate more deeply in the place already inhabited.

Spotted in the wild

The TimesHow Londonmaxxing is putting pride back into the capital

Describes Londonmaxxing as a social-media movement celebrating London and countering narratives of decline.

LondonmaxxingLondonmaxxing — Something Is Happening In London

Movement site framing Londonmaxxing around events, stories, hidden places and building in London.

SiftedLondonmaxxing has got my cortisol spiking

Documents the term’s rapid spread through the London technology and startup ecosystem.

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