Prof G on Why Young Men Are Filled With Rage & An Atheist's View on Faith

Prof G, Scott Galloway, joins the podcast for the first time to talk about why a generation of young men are filled with rage and shame, what to do about it, the biggest threat AI poses, and to offer an atheist's view on faith, and rethinking how to be the church.
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Chapters
00:00 - Young Men and Rage
02:26 - Scott Galloway on Becoming Who You Are
06:30 - Generation Z
10:19 - Loneliness among millennials is a crisis
18:00 - How to Help Young Men
22:28 - Ideas for More Moderates in the Election
25:16 - The Biggest Threats to AI
28:15 - Washington and the Christian Church
29:17 - Atheism
36:56 - What might be a game changer for the Church?
41:06 - Scott Galloway on the Alt-Kingdom
43:47 - Tithing
51:18 - How to Get Out Of Financial Insecurity
52:07 - Carey on Liberty and the Idea of Surplus Value

[@JCNARB]

Scott, we don’t feel like we have no opportunity, we KNOW it! Prof G admits and takes accountability for his generations role in all of this. Very admirable.

[@matthewcaldwell8100]

And then he gives them advice that depends on a level of economic stability he acknowledges has vanished.

[@maryr7593]

He doesn't even read any of the comments. He admitted that in several other podcasts...he considers it a waste of his time. So unfortunately he spouses his theories or whatever they are ..he repeats what he has been saying 3 yrs ago. He doesnt even live in US anymore. He has tons of money but he isnt investing or creating any programming to get ppl involved.

[@wendwllhickey6426]

It will no way even happen cause all dark money in government and bribes that politicians take to do there bidding of craven people 😂

[@Psmcdoug]

Prof G is right on point about the struggle with young men. As a retired principal I can tell you I saw this coming 25 years ago, but none of my peers wanted to discuss and/or consider making changes in our school programs to solve this issue. “There is no empathy for young men!” Many would say in anger that young men are getting what is long overdue them. So sad. In the end women suffer as much as the young men because they cannot find an equitable mate.

[@standinginthegap7118]

Well spoken

[@dottiebaker6623]

You've hit the nail on the head. I'm 75 and men of my generation in many aspects of life did not treat women well, culturally or personally. Any woman who was able opted for single independence. We didn't have to suffer lack of respect and physical violence from a mate, as women before us did, but as you say, it's not a full life. However, it's not the young men of today who are responsible for my generation's actions. It's we who are responsible for their pain, and for helping them grow to be men who can be proud of themselves. As a teacher, I could do what I could to help, but I couldn't be the good male role model and mentor they needed. So frustrating.

[@ashleyw9852]

Saying women suffer also due to the lack of an equitable mate is not really a suffer if they do not want what is historically spoken against.. But the economy is exacerbating this issue

[@wendwllhickey6426]

Conservatives are very trashy people and mean spirited against everyone that is not like them .

[@tristan_video]

I’m 28 and been working in Church for 7 years. The pain of young men is something I have experienced and been passionate about. Thank you for this conversation, it was a potent reminder for me to see others as an opportunity to give surplus value in all I do.

[@contracthit9839]

Male loneliness is a feminist narrative and their are the ones who are peddling it..

[@wendwllhickey6426]

To many companies and rich people hoard the money like drug addicts and refuse to spend it no matter what .😮

[@wendwllhickey6426]

The rich need to start paying there taxes and quit always looking for cheap labor at your company so you can't keep up with share holder values which is bullshit

[@GraceLin-iz6uw]

Fantastic conversation. Prof. G offers brutal honesty but a fresh perspective on life and people.

[@wendlyn67]

The worst thing about this interview is that it will likely generate a flood of comments accusing the podcast of accommodating “wokeism.” Don’t let that deter you; not only was this fantastic, it’s essential listening. Carey, thank you for your courage in once again opening your platform up so we can hear diverse cultural voices from people with wisdom and compassion.

[@GKEL18]

You know this business, called “Wokeism” really is a load of non-sense and is really just a right-wing invention to put people down. Any hint of caring makes it a target. It makes me laugh how the same right-wingers use mens difficulties to rage, particularly if you point out violence towards women. But, they’re more interested in the rage, than doing anything about it. The red states have the worst statistics regard just about everything. The top ten violence states are red, starting with Alabama. What are the governors doing about it. Obviously nothing. Trumps is all talk and not likely to do a damn thing, other than use them as soldiers. If I were a democrat Id be campaigning on just this issue. It would be about school, trades, encouraging mentor groups and bringing industry and infrastructure to these states to give them meaning, purpose and opportunity. Isolated men are just dangerous and serve no purpose. Just a thought.

[@elvinrichard5882]

The problem is we have no wage cap. The vast majority of the resources are flowing into the hands of the few faster each year. Feels bad when the top 10% get to eat 90% of the pizza.

[@wanderingtravellerAB99]

well it's bad but not that bad. The top 1% in the US own about 30% of the weatlth. But a wage cap won't help...these people don't earn wages.

[@Busolishi]

I love this dialogue and the indept transparency. Watched the whole thing

[@rickthomas422]

I love Scott Galloway because he's so spot on. I agree with him about the reasons for rage and shame, related to income disparity between the old and young. But as the father of a now teenager, the affect of the covid pandemic can't be ignored. My son was 11 through the worst parts of the covid lockdown and sitting at home playing video games for only a couple of months had such a profound affect on him. I bought some mountain bikes which has since turned into a very important hobby for us. His primary friendship base has been built around it. It's been huge for his self worth. I hate to blame video games for the problems of young me, but it was making my son miserable. Video games don't build self worth.

[@irreversablecontentment4651]

Galloway is a coward who dont debate

[@jesseandersen_]

Scott is as sharp and insightful as ever, and his utter honesty in this conversation was so refreshing. And Carey did a brilliant job guiding the conversation and representing Jesus all throughout. 5 stars to both of you! Thank you for this.

[@CareyNieuwhof]

Thanks for watching Jesse

[@2msystems740]

Thanks, Scott. You demonstrate the best of humanity. And that without religion.

[@psychoholicslag4801]

His politics are what brought this about.

[@haggiesm]

Such a cool conversation. I really appreciate Galloway's perspective and personal honesty, especially as a Christian who works in branding. Thank you for a terrific interview!

[@theother6days]

Now THIS is a great interview. What a healthy, helpful and refreshing way to engage in thoughtful conversation... thank you Carey and Prof G!

[@CareyNieuwhof]

So glad you enjoyed it

[@amigostvtx]

The collab we didnt know we were getting!!! This is awesome

[@CareyNieuwhof]

I was excited for this one!

[@jessie9192]

Wow! Amazing conversation and teaching - Thank you both 🙏🏼

[@CareyNieuwhof]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@raymond_tora]

What a great conversation and great guy! And I love you the way u ended the conversation with the appeal to the Kingdom. After hearing Mr. Galloway, I felt the same way. This podcast is inching it's way of being my favorite. Great work. Thx..God bless!

[@CareyNieuwhof]

Much appreciated!

[@TimWright-en5vo]

So refreshing to hear such honesty. And great insights and social commentary on top of it.

[@garykingsbury4758]

What an awesome conversation with Scott. Please have him on more and soon! I have a grandson who Scott described. We don’t know how to help him because he is so indifferent to life. I loved Scott’s observations of the American Christian Church and how it contrasts with many Christians who think that all the problems exist outside the church. I loved hearing Scott’s personal values, personal life sharing, and his suggestions. Again, great conversation!

[@CareyNieuwhof]

Thanks for sharing Gary and for watching

[@leadup.renatto]

Throughly enjoyed this conversation. Thank you Carey and Prof G 🙏

[@CareyNieuwhof]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@samfowler7520]

Absolutely one of the best interviews that you’ve done in quite a while, Carey! I love Scott’s insights on a lot of different things, and it helped me really think through some points that he had about American Christianity and how we refocused for the future.

[@CareyNieuwhof]

So glad it was thought provoking

[@eboney900]

Wow! This was such an enlightening conversation! Thank you!

[@boblee335]

Carey, honestly I had never heard of Scott until this interview. Perhaps I’ve been living under a rock. But this was an engaging and informative interview. I will go back and watch this one again. And like Scott, I agree that if the church had more Careys, perhaps the church would help others know they are closer to the Kingdom of God. Thanks for this platform and for doing this interview!

[@CareyNieuwhof]

So glad you've now been introduced to Scott!

[@jsorge1]

I loved every word of this podcast. Thank you both so very much!

[@CareyNieuwhof]

Thanks for listening

[@JamesOmwamba]

I am so illuminated and challenged listening to the discussion. Thanks pastor carey for the podcast and thanks to Prof G for the Wealthy of intellectual knowledge and challenge for all to reach out to the youth and those that are not with us in church.

[@CareyNieuwhof]

thanks for watching James, glad it was a healthy challenge

[@beve83]

Carey, I love how you spoke so respectfully to him about your faith and allowed him to speak about his spiritual beliefs.

[@contracthit9839]

Cool

[@deborahhill6263]

Wow….so powerful and relevant. Thank you!

[@CareyNieuwhof]

thank you for watching - hope it was helpful

[@imkindofabigdeal4308]

Yes. Pay congress/president much more. The current crop are either looking for deferred compensation or insider-trading during incumbency. We need competent, ethical people to run and the current incentives keep them out.

[@adamisherwood6708]

Hiding behind an old story gives the opportunity for some to creat a world of instant solution that don’t work out in the raw heat of life’s reality. Facing the world head on is at times very hard but at least you can show it is solid and real and provable.

[@LA-Pastor]

good honest dialogue about money, life, and faith! loved Prf G's honesty and humor. good job interacting with him with the gospel, being urself carey. May he come into the Kingdom soon. "they will know we are Christians by our love..." May our Lord Jesus raise the next generation of men, tender in heart n fierce in Kingdom of God agenda-love God, love people, make disciples.

[@vialarmsecurityandfire8145]

Like them or not, he has answers/things we should try and do to try and fix the problems. He has obviously thought a lot about it. Thank you for a great interview.

[@user-jr2ed7my1b]

How is he going to fix the stolen wealth?

[@SunnyDayStyle1]

Amazing interview. Thank you.

[@CareyNieuwhof]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@PaulVanderKlay]

wow, he's very clear.

[@leslieholbrook5063]

I so enjoyed this podcast. I am a parent of two young men and when going to look at colleges with them, I was reminded of the complete flip of % men to % women on college campuses. It's such a massive turn around in such a short time. It's great to hear a professor's thoughts on these changes and our society. I found the political discussion quite interesting as well. Thank you, Carey!

[@CareyNieuwhof]

So true Leslie, thanks for sharing

[@wendwllhickey6426]

Church is very authoritarian mined and want everyone to do what they say no matter what or how they get hurt

[@troublemaker9782]

Great conversation guys. Thank you

[@CareyNieuwhof]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@reachinghighernow]

Carey, such a great episode!

[@CareyNieuwhof]

thanks man

[@contracthit9839]

​@@CareyNieuwhofTerrible interview you didn't challenge him.Scott only goes to safe zones where he won't be challenged.. Galloway needs some serious education...

[@jejuislandtrekker8113]

This is one of the best Christian resource out there.

[@workinforadream]

True

[@eschiedler]

Atheism aligns with a correct view of Reality and I believe it - I believe Atheism as spiritual philosophy. I'm not 'kept from Faith' in the sense of not allowing my Will align with that of a religion by some lack of attachment to the mystery. By the way, most people in any religious group don't have the same belief, otherwise that'd be called a cult. And rightly so.

[@user-og2wt3le4j]

Young men are falling behind. The obstacles are online porn, video games, no adult responsibilities like marriage and children, no money, social media, lack of sexual contact with women, and staying longer at home. Parents are also enabling their children by allowing them to stay at home. Young men are also not passionate about something. There used to be families where kids took music lessons. Many turned that into a hobby or even a profession. Spending 6-8 hours a day on their phones is not a passion.

[@matthewcaldwell8100]

No, those are the symptoms. The problem is fundamentally economic. And even this smug mediocre prick acknowledges it.

[@maryr7593]

Someone needs to interview Scott right after a mass shooting in US. I wonder if young men in other countries are actually as lonely as those in US. I would guess not since no other country is as individualistic as the culture of US.

[@cn1800]

Moderates need to participate in primary elections. Without them, only extreme candidates advance.

[@Aortadetroit]

Has Gary come out? Is that allowable in his church?

[@obtain60]

Scott says empathy isn't a zero-sum game, but sometimes opportunity is zero-sum. If the goal is to promote/hire/recognize women in a company, that has direct consequences for men at that same company.

[@HawgJawn]

56:10 “You’re not that far from the kingdom of God” Man it’s so hard watching someone so close.

[@randomoldlady_]

Prof G is the best. But he can't speak to the restrictions, self hate and negativity that children are immersed in who grow up in many religions (catholic in my case) Thank god' religion is on the way out and maybe we can take the kindness and compassion of the sermon on the mount and bring it to discussion, the streets, action and economics

[@psychoholicslag4801]

You're talking about an America that never existed. He's been privileged for so long that he can't see the 99% AT ALL. He's making himself richer by pretending to be an advocate for men while continuing to profit from and denigrate men. I was poor, not an "immigrant", didn't qualify for pell grants while supporting a dad with Parkinson's and a mom with breast cancer. No one lifted a single finger to help me, while being a permantly injured veteran that couldn't even use my GI bill. His class and generation completely screwed me. I spent the winter mixing concrete by hand with a torn meniscus and the VA doing everything they could to keep from fixing it. No one cares. I volunteered to defend this country in the infantry while having the highest GT score in every unit I was in. No one cares. I was in the top 10% of my high school, a famous one they made a TV show about, and still didn't get scholarship of any kind. I had to work yhrough HS and never did homework. No one cares. All this began in the 80's. It has only gotten worse. He's promoting the policies that helped me so much I can't use the words I want to describe the level of disdain I have for his social cast and politics. America is over. Welcome to amerika comrades. Keep voting, cause that's working. That's sarcasm.

[@rebeccaholcombe9043]

I love God, and I dislike the church. The preservation of reputation (which failed because it was counter to the nature of God) over justice for the victims and acountability for the predators and the treatment of LGBT really soured me on the church as an institution. For a church, reputation should never come before the primary call of being the hands and feet of God, showing love and support to the othered the poor and opressed.

[@larkop6504]

Nice to hear a woman say this, spent my youth actively involved with church. As a young adult lost a number of friends to suicide because of the church. Still haven't been held to account. Now I'm a member of a Christian Church in a Muslim country, I support my wife in her church activities but leader knows I just want to practice my faith in my own manner. The game that is being played is evident, was interrogated by church leader, I just communicated that if he didn't interfere with my marriage I wouldn't rock the boat with his business

[@TruthBeTold121212]

The Age of Materialism is evident everywhere and technology and social media has supercharged that idea. Edit: The Prof now lives in London. Perhaps he could move to San Diego (the nation's most expensive city) and help solve the homeless situation there.

[@markartist8646]

A wealthy capitalist trying to explain the dilemma of 99% of men who are outside his caste?? A total rationalist, logistical and statistical genius, who can't explain the first thing about how to parent... Thinks lack of money is the most important problem of most men, and makes it sound so convincing.Trying to explain what my dilemma is?? Really!! Really!! This guy does not qualify as an advocate for me! I tuned into this guy a year ago, and was turned off by his narcissism- still am... Wrote a book...Wow!? Keep up the Ketamine. Maybe you'll have a breakthrough. I'm accountable for what I say here. You can trace me through my channel..

[@psychoholicslag4801]

Glad I'm not the only one to see what he really is. A grifter.

[@RLBays]

I loved the commentary on the He Gets Us campaign. I agree, the marketing of it was brilliant, but for me it had a fairly dramatic backfire effect as I see almost no actual evidence from modern Christianity in America, of self-professing Christians comporting with any of the imagery. I know the Green family helped fund it and they have a very dubious track record with women's and trans rights (not to mention the Museum of the Bible museum antiquities scandal). Also, related to my first point, based on how *many* if not *most* of the most vocal Christians I know actually behave toward the LGBTQ community, it was just a massive message about hypocrisy. Final point and then I'll get off my soap box, imagine how much food for food pantries could've been bought, or homeless shelters built, or women's shelters funded, with the money spent (and being spent) on the campaign. It's just a massive "talk the talk" rather than "walk the walk" which is what I see out of almost every loud and proud Christian around me these days.

[@markdevine4888]

No "solution" that refuses to stigmatize divorce the way Jesus did will ever bring sustainable well-being to many people for very long according any reasonable metric.

[@zachg8822]

Stop having kids. What 4?

[@btuesday]

Young women would rather go to college than get married, and so young men have lost their number one motivation to get off their asses and do something.

[@ashleyw9852]

Exactly.. like why do women prefer to go to college then get married 🤔

[@btuesday]

@@ashleyw9852 That's what I would do.

[@Brody.W]

Jesus Christ of Nazareth.. I don't even wanna say it but I'm filled with rage. I need the blood of God in Trinity and benevolence from Jesus Christ of Nazareth..

[@drexlspivey3047]

Why? Fox news and other right-wing grifters. Your welcome.

[@spyrosarsenis9903]

I watched this podcast. Then, I took a trip down memory lane and remembered the virtue and caliber of woman my grandmother. Hmmm. Yeah. Sorry. Way out of touch. Need to recalibrate and jettison the woke goggles.