""I think that parenting needs to be called out of the last 40 years," Vaynerchuk said. "I believe that the burnout, the insecurity, all the stuff we talk about, I believe the reason we're buying more stuff is, we're using it as Band-Aids and glitter because we're not strong enough to be secure in what we are and who we are and what we have.""
""We grew up with Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous. MTV Cribs had plenty of run," he pointed out. "We want to blame technology for a much bigger issue, which is modern parenting misstepped. We don't hold kids accountable, we don't ground, we definitely don't whoop.""
""We're sending these kids into the real world, and we're wondering why they're depressed," Vaynerchuk continued. "They're depressed because they weren't taught any accountability. Eighth place trophies for everyone." "We've demonized losing, when losing is the teacher," he added."
Overly permissive modern parenting over the last 40 years fosters insecurity, burnout, and increased consumerism as people use purchases as emotional Band-Aids. Parents frequently avoid accountability measures, grounding, or corporal punishment, and provide extended tracking and financial support into adulthood with few expectations. This coddling produces young adults who lack resilience, fear losing, and struggle with depression due to absent lessons in accountability. Popularity of technology and advertising is secondary to parental missteps. Participation trophies and demonization of losing remove opportunities for learning from failure.
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