How "Looks-maxxing" Reflects the Political Moment
February 9, 2026
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as posted by the channel“The first thing they destroyed was the institutions, and now they’re trying to destroy the rest of us and themselves,” Aidan Walker tells Charlie Warzel about the cultural and political forces behind the “looks-maxxing” trend. Watch the full episode:
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