The Dark Side of "Young Entrepreneurs"

[@LewSpears]

Someone please tell these kids to go to the movies and ride a bike Aus + U.K. Tour dates: lewspears.com/ 🔴 SUBSCRIBE TO CATCH FUTURE VIDEOS 🔴

[@MakeLoveNotWar687]

There fucked bro it’s bad fam

[@afive9727]

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[@doggmit]

"Nightclubs aren't fun because they have smoke machines. They're fun because everyone has coke" Lewis Spears

[@MrCokewithice]

ive never been to one without being off my face, I wouldnt even dare.

[@croozerdog]

my autistic ass enjoying the lights and smoke machine completely sober

[@Flesh_Wizard]

​@@croozerdoghaha laser go brrr

[@harryw9268]

Poor kids. Being dumb and cringe is part of being a kid, but it’s a shame it can happen in such a self-destructive way as this. If you can make it through childhood/adolescence even just figuring out how to be a halfway decent human being, you’ve already done enough and you’re good enough.

[@dingoDogMan]

9:06 Damn, that was so deep dude. He's spitting facts bro. Dude I can't believe that Lewis has such a deep mind, dude he just totally gets it. He sees stuff that I don't, I mean we're all thinking it but he's saying it.

[@SectorOne350]

based mewis spears

[@meanpillscasper]

Social media is poison to these young minds.

[@SaitoGray]

It's not social media, it's capitalism and the guru who thrive on it.

[@PermanentGogeta66]

@@SaitoGrayso communism then?

[@xskateandannoyx]

@@PermanentGogeta66no but making sure that we aren’t completely controlled by corporations, social media and governments is important!

[@PermanentGogeta66]

@@xskateandannoyx na you right i was on some bullshit when i wrote that comment 😮‍💨

[@xskateandannoyx]

@@PermanentGogeta66 not saying communism is any better but I ain’t saying capitalism is working too! If I had a good answer to what is better I would give it but honestly im out of ideas myself lol

[@Jaq2Jack]

Teaching people that "grindset" is a good thing, was one of the worst things we could do for our mental health. And roping children into it is atrocious. We have child labour laws for a reason.

[@michaelandrews4783]

Capitalists have to sell the lie everyone can be millionaires if they just try hard enough.

[@Rootiga]

Kids shouldn't be doing nothing, otherwise they'll end up like those old fuq millennials. But they also shouldn't be doing this

[@Soccerexgaming]

How about in school is there school labour laws?

[@warlordop713]

Working as a kid was the best thing I’ve ever done for myself. Gonna be a millionaire at 30.

[@Soccerexgaming]

@@Jaq2Jack How abt school labour laws😀

[@Pontius_Pilate1]

I hope some of these young entrepreneurs see this video, this is kinda depressing

[@redwiltshire1816]

This is super depressing like bottom of the barrel depressing

[@KYCDK]

they probably won't, they'll probably see the title and ignore it

[@bassetts1899]

My little brother is on the grindset mindset and it's sad to watch. He is very successful financially, but has no concept of life goals outside of money. He can't comprehend why I'm perfectly happy with my middle class income. And I can't comprehend why he chooses to start his office job at 5am. When we met at Christmas he asked me where I wanted to be in my career in 5 years, out of nowhere. Man, I'm just thankful I've got a 9-5 that I enjoy and I have my weekends completely free from work stress. I earn enough to save every month and pay my mortgage comfortably. He's got his own multi-million pound business and he still sees it as just the beginning. He didn't even go to his own graduation because he was working on his business start-up. I can't relate to him at all.

[@redwiltshire1816]

Mid life is gonna hit him like a train he’s gonna have so many regrets when he’s old

[@falkets7888]

He probably can retire early though

[@distorted_heavy]

​@@falkets7888if he can actually retire

[@phylocybe_]

@@falkets7888he probably has the mindset that no amount of money will ever be enough, so it’s entirely possible that he never retires

[@bassetts1899]

@@phylocybe_ yeah I can't see him retiring early. although honestly I hope I'm wrong, I'd like that for him

[@ShillBillvol2]

"If I don't stay home editing tiktoks I won't make $100000" bro you won't make that much on tiktok anyway

[@Jane-oz7pp]

How does an Australian comedian have a better understanding of the issue than most modern mental health professionals?

[@Spyderinagourd]

They have an incentive to keep workers unaware and docile

[@nomanejane5766]

I doubt u have spoken to most mental health professionals

[@superharry1]

'Design a life that you're excited to be living' - I'm writing this down. Then getting my friend to cross stitch it onto a tea towel.

[@egwagjsd]

I'm 18 and working for myself freshly out of high school, although I don't subscribe to that young hustle culture I definitely push myself too hard sometimes. Thank you for the reminder to keep a balance. At least I'm pursuing something I'm genuinely passionate about, but even that isn't worth the cost of poor health or a poor social life. How did you maintain a social life while everyone else is at their own Universities? Feels like there are too many people to individually keep up with

[@messyg-tar2251]

What are you doing out of curiosity? As one 18yo to another

[@egwagjsd]

@@messyg-tar2251 I do 3D modelling/design, both working with clients and releasing my own video games

[@egwagjsd]

@@messyg-tar2251 sorry thought i replied but dont think it sent. i do 3d design by working for people and making content with my skills

[@sexyfacenation]

Pressure washing?

[@pauldaulby260]

You make new social lives wherever you go.

[@Noobicimages]

This is just a 20 minute add for Despicable Me 4 😂😂

[@jamiec3445]

Lewis is a sell out, he is just a shill for the minions now. Sad to see. :(

[@kc3464]

I've had a couple of teen boys at work telling me about how their descent into the manosphere and hustle culture and I think I'm going to start trying to get them to watch Lewis. They'll like him because he's funny and edgy and hopefully Lewis' intelligence and goodness will rub off on them.

[@Lourenco.01]

It sucks to see young people and anyone lost in that stuff. Depending on extremes, it's like watching someone drown and you can't save them.

[@poser_disposer]

When i was 15, i just hung out with my friends and played music, the thing i was the most passionate about. Now im about to release 2 albums with both of my bands, and 1 of my bands is going on tour. I don't consider myself "successful," but i have a way more fulfilling life than the people i went to school with that focused on just making money.

[@VF1Skullangel]

I hear this all the time. They will put you down and try and sell you on a course "Ill show you 5 easy steps on how to getting rich" Nothing about starting an actual business, filing an actual business. Getting licensed, bonded, insuranced, or hiring qualified people or even the legal stuff. It's always some borderline MLM program that you work 23 hours a day, with 10 hours of fitness and reading 20 books a month that a lot of these guys claim they do. They're not considering you're personal happniess or whats important to you, spending time with family or even the family dog. All this shits gonna end up doing to you is causing health issues thats gonna end up leading to hundreds of thousands of dollars in medical bills. Now there's nothing wrong with trying to become healthy, or setting your self up for success in life as long as its within your means.

[@rio3rh3i4ot3]

"Burning the candle at both ends, and the going to bed and etc" Sounds like my 9-5 job mate

[@micwallace]

Holy shit, you are so right about the eating disorder analogy. Never heard it so eloquently described.

[@hanzobonaza]

Lewis impersonating a minion was not on my 2024 bingo card... But I'm not mad 😂

[@vvitch-mist20]

This whole video highlights why we need to start looking at teenagers differently. We look at them, and sometimes treat them, like mini adults, when mentally they are just more complex toddlers. They have more emotional needs, and have more complex feelings than a toddler does, but they have the same narrow view and understanding of the world on top of impulsivity. These children should be watching cartoons, playing outside with their friends, and discovering who they want to be.

[@danton8302]

When I was 10 I started to learn to play guitar, when I was 16 I started doing warehouse work, for 5 years my mental health was miserable, then when I was 21 I started my own business fixing and building guitars and musical instruments. Now at the age of 23, I do this full time, even though the pay isn't anything to be amazed at, I don't care, because my mental health is drastically better than what it was 2/3 years ago, running a small business hasn't been without it's struggles, but everything is on the up and now I'm planning to expand my business further, into buying and selling of instruments, building and repairing amplifiers and other equipment, the fundamental thing is for me is my mental health being as best as it can be!

[@andreajuricic6157]

Aww man, you're right, hits right to the soul. There's so much more to life than busting your balls

[@franklyvhs]

Based episode, love it. More people need to hear this! Happy to hear you're doing so much better these days.

[@BeefForLess]

I didn't hear a single word other than "Go see Despicable Me 4"

[@aidanwilliams7509]

Oh god wow. As someone who is getting a touch down about feeling trapped after nine months in the unemployment, job-hunting rejection cycle, that last seven minutes or so was great to hear. No bullshit, just honesty mixed in with a bit of comedy. I needed that. All the best over here in the UK man, as a Brit myself I can see your style being well-received.

[@arseniemihnea8494]

Thanks for helping me with this one. Since I was 6-7 years old Businesses always excited me and the whole concept at 16 I got introduced to this culture and I was very deep in it, I am grateful for the things that it taught me and the mental model that it get me but I admit I fallen into the trap, After talking with my father told me the real truth about how the world is designed I am grateful. Sometimes I am still having little anxiety when missing training sessions / missing some workload etc but I am still grateful for this culture. Thank you Lew 🤩

[@08eks]

I mean when I was 16(over 20 years ago), the beginning of the internet or there-abouts, I did see a lot of people(especially creatives) pushing that mentality "You must be successful by xx years old or you missed out" and I did feel like a failure for not being famous age 18...19...20... you felt miserable and a failure. But to have that stated outright all the time.. man no wonder anxiety is so much worse...

[@Zure467]

I must have been on a different side everyone did black face and cross dressed in my day.

[@Jane-oz7pp]

Tolkien was 40 before Lord Of The Rings was published. Don't buy the lies.

[@Jane-oz7pp]

​@@Zure467 nah they said beginning of the internet, not 2012 to 2018

[@Lourenco.01]

Constant reminders that people are just not doing enough and that there is nothing to be proud of until a certain point of wealth. That bar of "wealth and success" never stops getting higher either lol

[@Rogu666.]

I call these jits Entreprenoodles

[@wigglecollective]

Access to social media too young gave me and most my friends lasting mental health issues due to the unreasonable expectations set for us online, cant even imagine how fucked the youngers are gonna be sorry guys

[@MrCokewithice]

When I was a kid I pushed back hard on my parents when they wanted me to work @ 14. Deliberately mucking up interviews/tests for jobs so I didnt have to get one, the whole reason was not laziness I was thinking nahh I wanna be a kid, after this I work for the rest of my life im going to enjoy this while it lasts. I dont know who put that into my mind like concrete before I was 14 but so happy that someone did, that was my influencer and we need more influencers like that XD. My mother was projecting on me because she wanted a job at 14 and her mum wouldnt let her. So I had to fight for it but I did get to be a kid and didnt start a part time job until I was almost 18.

[@2Stalky]

I actually think the hustle culture is good.. at least the 8 year olds realised that if they bought a house right as they were born, they would not have to deal with housing crisis this bad by this age.

[@sgtjonzo]

i knew I shoulda been hustling instead of watching Looney Tunes

[@Run_For_Fun_]

From comedian to motivational speaker... and Despicable Me 4 promoter lol

[@nocaptainmatt3771]

9:48 dude I can't believe that, that Lewis has such a deep mind, he just totally gets it, he sees stuff that I don't, I mean we're all thinking it, but he actually says it

[@Alex-cw3rz]

I appreciate at least the first "influencer" was honest. However obviously I hope he stops and starts having a proper life a teenager should have

[@Alex-sy7wn]

I keep forgetting you live in Australia I’m in Texas USA and it’s like 3am 😭😭

[@qhu3878]

go to sleep good god

[@kendelleking8337]

I see you're hustling even harder than these kids!

[@lukashoel8242]

BRO SAME! I guese everyone in texas got this recommended at the same time

[@Alex-sy7wn]

@@kendelleking8337I’m hustling it so hard rn And my it I mean my peanitis

[@Atlas_Tyr]

@@kendelleking8337it’s not hustling at this point it’s unhealthy

[@syedirfanajmal]

Health, rest, balance, family, fun all are important. Thanks for your insights.

[@solutanbrun]

8:47 that’s an incredible observation! I’ve never thought of it like the skinny girl diet craze before. I’m blown away

[@TheMutantCreeper]

As someone who deals with a chronic autoimmune disease that has made me disabled and could make me disabled again in the future, please just enjoy your life and time. I just play video games and make art while hanging out with my fiancé in our home.

[@dylanjhugroo3052]

8:22 Damn, that was so deep dude. He's spitting facts. Bro. Dude, I can't believe that, lewis has such a deep mind dude. He just totally gets it. He sees stuff that I don't. He's - I mean - we're all thinking it but he just says it.

[@Tappinh]

I can’t tell if this is a Lewis Spears video or an ad for Despicable Me 4. Can confirm, good movie did laugj

[@closeben]

I love learning that Keelan has been there the whole time and finally cracked at a dark joke.

[@crashlogger4283]

Thank you Lewis

[@piiissssiiiiin]

“All of these childhood influencers are a lot smarter than” (ad plays) “I am.” Well played Lewis

[@Ben-ze5jm]

The moment someone rents a rolex is gotta be a weird feeling like you have this watch on your arm that you now only have for 24 hours and are scared to scratch it because you can't afford it either

[@FlavioDeLestival]

That's gotta be the most geniuenly inspiring comedy video i've ever seen ! Your experience is priceless to this children. Lewis always delivers man ! Funny and true.

[@matthewackerley]

Spot on. Feel bad for the younger kids having to grow up with all the shit on the internet and aren't old enough to tell if it is BS or not. Dam, nice pic of u and Dainty ;)

[@crypticutopia7228]

It's getting out of hand these days. When I was a teenager I was hanging out with my friends, playing video games and playing tennis

[@TheSilentWalkerz]

It’s sad that these kids think their lives will be exactly like those fake people on instagram.

[@JordanMillsTracks]

That car exploding when you mentioned ireland caight me off guard 😂

[@stephenb7829]

As a senior finance analyst I agree with everything your saying

[@CallumDT]

This is funny but also serious. Great video!

[@TwiHeh]

Been good having your videos back on the regular lew

[@Roflmao0001]

Ive always loved the quote "nobody lays on their death bed wishing they'd spent more time at work"

[@hamiltonhardy289]

Lewis your advice at the end of this video was super inspiring.

[@suryamgangwal8315]

9:53 this is like common sense dude

[@Tapemaster21]

Very well spoken! I'm so glad you are doing well now :D

[@RetiredMegatron]

preach my man!

[@sulmenite6938]

Very wise words regarding life, hopefully the kids see this.

[@Gormezzz]

I'm telling every Gen Alpha to ride a bike in the cinema

[@Nick-rf2dm]

This whole video is just the best ad for the new dispicable me movie.

[@rofalmatt]

These kids are more likely to get scammed. They are so desperate to be "rich" they will belive and do ANYTHING O.O It's scary!

[@PLANETBUBU]

The dr disrespect reference lmao

[@MakeLoveNotWar687]

Glad you can vist my family in Ireland

[@citizenfoffie7605]

Biden...

[@hamiltonhardy289]

Oh my god I lost it when he went off on a bussiness on how to start a bussiness.

[@BUILD.THERE.]

This is definitely a specific type of problem that only children who have completely grown up using the internet could have. I’m so glad I was able to be a dumb kid the old fashioned way, chopping yew trees for 10 hours after school in RuneScape.

[@durandus676]

I had a friend who made a clothes brand in highschool and only managed to do it because the post office drop off was on the way to school and back from sports practice so he could easily drop off orders and pick up returns. He sold it 😂

[@aaronwilson9261]

Really good video. Just came out of a job were I was making good money but working way too many hours. New job, new hours and its so much better.

[@boyunderbridge]

Tai has a business where he buys failing businesses and brands and makes them fall off more.

[@7PropagandaPanda7]

great video lewis

[@BoredTAK5000]

Jim Cary once said “I wish everyone could be rich and famous so that we can show how little that helps.”

[@JoggingFoxProductions]

I've learned more about business from you in this one video than any of these "entrepreneurs" and their multiple videos A lot of your experiences have actually happened to me and still are, and the sad thing is for me at least, it's a hard routine to shake off but I've been forcing myself to make time for friends and personal fun

[@binkibonko69]

HAPPINESS COMES NOT FROM MONEY BUT FROM GAMBLING IT AWAY

[@mygreyhoundfriend9958]

This is a really well made video

[@srobertson2798]

10:20 - Just like shitty degrees. You become an academic to teach other people to be an academic that can't get a job so they become an academic. But the hustlers will say they are out of the system, man 😂

[@美夜]

Man at least people with degrees that cant get jobs and end up as lecturers are preserving history and human knowledge. These hustle culture grindset dudes dedicate their lives to hawking meaningless scam courses and shitty dropshipped clothes

[@alexus8299]

Money comes and goes, time only goes

[@Fraser142]

they all suck these hustles a good quote i always stay by "if it's too good to be true then it is"

[@zacgilbert8871]

The irony of getting one of those peoples ads during the video…

[@บางสิ่งบางอย่างที่ลึกซึ้ง]

longest minions ad I have ever seen

[@alfos.192]

2:44 Dude's got the FigJam open on his laptop, he's a real hustler.

[@trentfotios7483]

Keyring went wild with the dubs on this one

[@Plpr00]

My single takeaway is I need to go to the movies.

[@MrsLana92]

These kids will end up regretting it. They're robbing themselves of their childhood and their parents are complicit.

[@WitheringRose13]

Cold showers though, or at least lukewarm are really nice. I used to run hot but now I only do lukewarm. And since men’s bodies run colder than women’s it’s better for our skin and whatnot

[@acepictures1212]

At 1:45 in the video, for the first time in my life I look at Lewis and thought “what a handsome man”

[@KechingGI]

Im not really an "Adult" Im only entering my Freshmen College years, but I already miss the days where all my worries was "Free Robux" and how to build my mansion in minecraft. This whole 1% brainrot is so stupid, we're not getting younger, you can make money later on but it's going to be hard to have fun later in life, so just enjoy life as it is when you're still young.

[@mrm.acampbell2722]

This is ultimately the cost for kids today who’s life is almost is online which makes me sad that they can’t just be kids

[@krisnick92]

"YOUR MUMS GONNA DIE!!!" Yeah you're about 20 years late there for me lewis

[@1Angus33]

banger vid

[@jasonotto9126]

I always tell my 7 year old when he wants to be in on adult stuff don't worry just be a kid you only have a few years left. You have up to 60 years to be an adult.

[@rohan6502]

1:31 no way! Didn't think I'd see him on here. I know this guy personally actually, can guarantee he's not a scammer

[@WhoTookArtemix]

It's a shame the yt algorithm and viewers favour these vague titles that entice as opposed to actually describing the video, because Lewis gives some incredibly valuable advice here, but it likely won't reach its target audience. I'd imagine a video titled 'My advice for young entrepreneurs' would get way fewer clicks, but might find its way to 'young hustlers' faster.

[@Blexplays]

Just when I think Tye Lopez is out, he pulls himself back in

[@littlehaven7275]

I think you just made me realise i have sleep apnea lmao 😅

[@carboy4743]

I like building PCS. I like cars. I like flipping stuff. Naturally, I flip gaming pcs. I am almost at the point of flipping cars. I flip stuff in general. Do what you love, you can still succeed even if you dont do "conventional business" and Money isnt everything

[@MS-sd1uz]

You could make so much more money by selling courses how to flip stuff as a kid

[@liamblanco9641]

“35 year old office worker that fucking hate their life” …. God damn man 😔😔

[@RagexPrince683]

toxic friends are way worse than any 'hustle culture' I think you're taking a glimpse of these people's lives and commenting on them without knowing them personally or the broader picture.

[@danrandlehandle]

Lewis u king

[@Zacnergy]

Could’ve added a jump scare warning for Tai Lopez

[@haleyw5677]

I get what you mean about it being like an eating disorder in some ways, but usually, eating disorders like anorexia are not about looking like models, it's a desperate bid for control. I still think the obsession and need for control are similar, but people aren't generally starving themselves to death because they think it's gonna make them look sexy

[@autismincarnate3433]

Man f KZbin for not pushing you enough in the algorithm miss your vids