Dan Martell - October 13, 2025


Social Media is not the problem


Episode Stats


Length

43 seconds

Words per minute

226.38889

Word count

163

Sentence count

10

Harmful content

Misogyny

1

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Toxicity

3

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Summary

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The problem is not the devices, the problem is the self-esteem that the kids don't have. I know some parents that won't even let their kids try out for a team they know they'll never get because they're worried that the kid can't deal with rejection. They literally have never been taught to build character. Their parents fucking coddled them, put them in a bubble wrap, and never let them have to deal with any adversity. That's the definition of character, forged through hard things. You need to put your kids in environments that build their character, you need to allow your kids to struggle. Nobody's ever grown if they were never put in a situation with this adversity.

Transcript

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00:00:00.000 A lot of people wish their kids stayed off social media,
00:00:02.240 but it's because their kids were never taught
00:00:03.540 how to have self-confidence.
00:00:05.060 The problem is not the devices.
00:00:07.000 The problem is the self-esteem that the kids don't have.
00:00:09.520 I know some parents that won't even let their kids 0.96
00:00:11.440 try out for a team they know they'll never get
00:00:14.000 because they're worried that the kid
00:00:15.780 can't deal with the rejection.
00:00:17.280 They literally have never been taught to build character. 1.00
00:00:20.600 Their parents fucking coddled them, 1.00
00:00:22.160 put them in a bubble wrap, 1.00
00:00:23.240 and never let them have to deal with any adversity.
00:00:25.360 That is the definition of character,
00:00:27.440 forged through hard things.
00:00:28.680 Most parents have never asked themselves, what would I have to teach my kids to not be insecure?
00:00:33.380 You need to put your kids in environments that build their character.
00:00:36.960 You need to allow your kids to struggle.
00:00:39.140 Nobody's ever grown if they were never put in a situation with this adversity.