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In the golden age of infomercials, there was a solution for everything. A boat cut in half? Slap some Flex Tape on it. A leaking aquarium? Phil Swift has got you covered. The message was simple, loud, and reassuring: No matter how catastrophic the damage, a powerful sealant can hold reality together. Welcome to the era of
It’s “Leave so hard they make a documentary about the mess you left behind.” But the new wave of lifestyle content—popularized on
But we have entered a new era of lifestyle and entertainment—one so chaotic, so emotionally frayed, that even the mighty Flex Tape is useless.