The Single Biggest Point of Failure In A Man's Life | Scott Galloway X Rich Roll Podcast

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This guy points out the exact reason I became a teacher as a male. People emasculate me all the time for it, and I'm going to be making pretty much no money after rent, bills, and food. But being there for kids without a dad and being a good male role model in their lives is worth all of that in my opinion.

Guest: "Social media tells young people they're absolute failures for not owning luxury items" Ad break: "Consider buying a sauna" Satire is meaningless in our era. It's like living in Robocop.

With the dumpster-fire that is the intersection between the internet, podcasts, and male identity, I am extremely grateful that I stumbled upon this video. What a great nuanced and thoughtful conversation. Thank you, Rich. Thank you, Scott.

You know it's never mentioned but reading, protects men. There are so many great stories with fabulous masculine men. It really does give aspiration.

“Child of an immigrant mother who lived and died a secretary… but everyday she told me I was wonderful, and that stuck with me” it really only takes one person

I don't think I've listened to a more candid, stone cold truth filled conversation around this subject. This episode needs to be shown in schools or something.

My friend had a relevant PhD, a gold medal at the informatics Olympiad, the university medal from a reputable university, and Google didn’t give him an interview. He had to get someone who worked at Google to refer him and only then did he get an interview and the job…

"the ultimate expression of masculinity is getting involved in the life of a boy that isn't yours" - this couldn't be more true. Now that I'm older, I realize the profound effects my coaches in sports had on me. Having a male role model who isn't your father is just so important, and I think it is what's lacking in many boys' lives. It reminds me of Joseph Campbell's idea that there needs to be a secondary father in mens' lives - a father by choice - whether a coach, minister, teacher, drill sergeant, that you almost put yourself into apprenticeship of - think karate kid, etc.

as we’re watching a podcast talking about how young men are broke, depressed, and poor it cuts to a commercial selling $10,000 ice baths that can help us with our depression 🤣 I can’t stop laughing

This is a national conversation that’s loooong overdue

Getting high can foster perspective. Perspective is an important tool to validate a moment in time. Staying high erases the contrast. As he stated ‘it’s hard to read the label when you’re inside the bottle’.

13:02 "I can prove to all of us that 90% of our son are not in the top 10%" that is such a well thought out sentence.

This guy is hitting the nail on the head with so many topics. I’m 34, navy veteran, college graduate. I really felt I was struggling so much and had every type of vice you can imagine up until my thirties. Now I cleaned myself up, I have a decent job and very little debt but it still always feels like there’s that cloud hanging over me.

It's so rare to come across individuals as accomplished as Prof. G that are willing to talk about their flaws, share their failures and spread the wisdom in the hard lessons learned throughout their life and that they do it genuinely for the betterment of society. Typically their egos get in the way. I appreciate him and his message so much. I try to distill as much as I can to my benefit raising two young boys in this challenging environment.

Scott has quickly become one of my favorite authors and social critique writers out there. I love his no nonsense approach. There has been a huge gap and need for true and ruthless social commentary since the passing of comedians George Carlin and Bill Hicks. In this time of crises in America, we need strong voices like Scott that just tell it like it is no matter how uncomfortable we all get hearing it. This stuff must be said as awareness is the first step to solving any big problems.

I don’t hate those who are economically, romantically and financially better off than me. I hate those who are better off than me and are working hard to make my frustrating life more miserable.

Scott is a champion of not just young men but of young women. Everyone has a stake in this conversation.

A perfect marriage or relationship is an illusion; there's no universal playbook for making them work. What's effective for one couple may not apply to another. Nevertheless, I've come to understand that there's always a solution to be found. Half a decade ago, my wife and I faced such trials in our marriage that divorce seemed inevitable. Yet, through perseverance and determination, we navigated through the rough waters and emerged stronger, reunited, and more resilient

I couldn’t agree more as a woman, a mother and a psych nurse. Men will help save men. I’ve said it before and I’ll continue to say it and support the men that are doing something about it. Thank you both. 🙏🏼