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Mark, I love the new format. The former interviews with drug addicts, people struggling with mental illness, etc. were great, but once that perspective had been explored, it was time to move on. The current interviews with a diverse range of people are equally informative .

My dad told me that thing first thing you need know about being a man is that nobody cares .

Instead of “money won’t buy you happiness” it should be “money won’t fix unhappiness”

“Decide what kind of person you want to be, hold yourself to that standard, and stop keeping score”.

I enjoyed this interview. Please give these folks who speak for a long while a chair with back support.

As someone who has worked with the elderly for over a decade, and who is staunchly childfree, meaning and purpose doesn't always mean having children. I have cared for many single people and couples who lived happy, fulfilling, childfree lives well into their 80s and 90s. I have also cared for elderly who have four or five children who NEVER visit. Live the life you want and don't be pressured into having or not having children because "blah blah the end of your life you'll regret it."
Being a villager in my parent friends' lives for their children is gratifying and rewarding enough for me and it allows me the freedom to pursue my dreams of exploration, art, and learning about the planet we live on.

Just for reference, I am 56 years old, and I realize that Scott is super smart and genuinely cares about many things. I agreed with a lot of what he had to say until about the halfway point.

Then, it seemed to me that he began making it about himself. I may have misread his point, but it sounded as though he was telling a large portion of young men to simply pull themselves up by their bootstraps.

I believe he’s comparing apples to oranges. There’s really no comparison between the world we grew up in and the world young people are growing up in today. Every generation has faced its own differences and difficulties, of course, but it seems considerably harder for young people today.

There’s very little hope for many young people, especially those who aren’t fortunate enough to be in the top 10 percent. It increasingly feels as though our society has stopped being designed for ordinary working people.

Everything, and I do mean absolutely everything, is incredibly expensive. Corporations have become increasingly predatory and have enormous influence over nearly every aspect of our lives.

I’m not saying everyone should just give up. Quite the opposite.

I’m saying that everyone needs to rise up.

But we need to rise up together and help each other. It shouldn’t have come to this point. The “every man for himself” crap is just that, crap.

We’re human beings. We need one another, and we’re all in this together.

Personal responsibility matters. Hard work matters. Perseverance matters. But so do compassion, community, fairness, and looking out for one another.

Let’s make this world a better place for all people, not just the few.

“When you’re in your 20s, 30s, and 40s and you’re feeling like, shit this is hard and this is not how the movie was scripted in my head, that’s likely a sign that you’re right where you’re supposed to be and to keep on keepin on” I needed to hear that 💯

"Don't keep score" = don't have expectations of others. It's a lighter way to live. It helps see the person you are interacting for what they  are capable of.

Basically he's an exploitative, transactional person who realized late in life that it's better not to be an exploitative, transactional person.

My nephew, has worked in daycare for 20 years. He has been a positive male figure. For a lot of kids, with poor discipline and boundaries at home. There are many ways, to make a difference.

As a father of two little boys I needed this one

More talks like this. On self improvement, healthy habits, healthy coping skills, inspiring role models, how to fail and still be successful. Really enjoyed this and will be listening over again to instill these healthy lessons. Thank you

When he said his mother held his hand a marveled at how beautiful the salad was, i started crying. So touching. I’m in my late Sixties so I can identify.

"Take less risk online and more risk offline" -- Got it, I'm headed to the casino now.

That first line “men need and benefit more from romantic relationships more than women” hit hard. I hope the young men struggling out there can find this.

Can someone talk about men in their 40's with no kids or serious relationship? I feel like we get ignored a lot.

That was beautiful. I have experienced withdrawal as a young man because the world felt intimidating. i was afraid of rejection and fear stopped me from nurturing great relationships because of fear of abandonment. But i noticed it was all in my head, corrected my attitude and ever since, whenever i gave life the best version of me and it gave me great relationships offline and wonderful opportunities.

Im a widow. And I miss my husband more than anything in the world.