0:00 Will, you would be considered GenZ, right? >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> Barely. >> Today we're going to talk about what are some things that GenZ shouldn't feel so bad about anymore. >> So, do you want us to millennial explain to them? >> Well, I think >> Millennial explain? >> I think it's more like millennial reassess because, you know, like at the beginning you make fun of GenZ for they all live at home, haha, and then you realize, oh ████ actually it makes sense for them to live at home. Oh, they have no money, haha, oh, actually it's really tougher to get it. Oh, they have no interpersonal skills, hehe, oh, COVID made them ████ with talking to people, so do devices, you know what I mean? Like things actually have a pretty reasonable explanation for why they got there. And maybe there's a more stuff on that list. >> What are some of your woes of your generation, you think? Like what are the
0:50 top three or five most common like See, we can't do this cuz of this or this thing cuz sucks cuz of that. >> ████ is ex- I mean, I think ████ is expensive, but like like like owning a house sounds so impossible. >> Really? What what gives you that thought? Looking at actual numbers or looking at like some of the trouble your parents or whatever are going through? >> Well, that one Well, yeah, so like some just how much things cost now, but also I guess like the idea of like having Like my parents had me at 23. >> Yeah. >> And then like me having kids, I'm like like I'm not even >> Like how the ████ do you do that? >> Like what? >> average home I think is now like 800 to a million in in LA. >> Or any major city, yeah. >> Any major city, yeah. >> And in Hawaii is even worse, right? So, it's like if you need to save up at least $200,000 >> for the 20% down. >> And then let's say you're entry-level
1:40 employee out of college, most jobs start at like 30 to 60. So, like that and outside of the, you know, LA or whatever, it's like, well >> So, get a better job. That's what you're saying. >> Yeah, but like I think at that point, how do you how do you even do the math? Like it already it doesn't make any sense. How can you actually buy a house? >> Is that how you feel? >> Yeah. But, people are like now it's like kind of like oh, you have to move somewhere else like where you can get a house. But, then now it's like oh, you have to get get a job that is like um either remote >> Yeah. >> that it pays more or or working, you know, in like that city that you move to. But, it's like I don't know. And then everyone's traveling so much now. Like um people on Instagram like everyone I know they always have they're on a trip somewhere. But, like how do how do they pay for that trip?
2:31 >> Well, if it's if it's Instagram girls. >> Right, they're getting ████ down. >> It should be more who took that pic. >> Cuz that is I guess that would be like let's say if I had like a Gen Z kid or whatever. I I think that would be my I would the questions I would ask I'm like what if it is impossible to Cuz yeah, I think the numbers are like you got to make like 200 grand or something to qualify for a regular ass house in a major city. Then I'm like then why don't you And if you want to buy a house, why don't you move to a place where you don't need to make 200 grand. >> Yeah, it's cheaper. >> Yeah, why why don't why why how come Gen Z don't just I guess >> I think cuz most people aren't mobile like us in terms of like they have community and family for generations and they stay in their neighborhoods and they want to stay there >> It's like Nick. >> Yeah, it's like that's most people. Like
3:21 but we're mobile. >> So, for me I'm like okay, cool. That's awesome. I respect that. Then don't complain about the other thing. You know I mean like I'm like that's how I am. I'm like if it's like you can't say you want this and then You know what I mean? I don't know. I'm like >> I I see what you mean. >> You see what I like yeah, like I'm like then don't complain about that then. >> You don't think it's a valid complaint though that >> it's a valid complaint. >> I feel like if I feel like if I live somewhere with community like Joe's saying, but then I have to compete with ████ foreign governments who are buying property in my area, then it's it's the system is rigged against me anyway. >> Yeah. Like I can't buy locally because they priced me out. >> So for example, with COVID, right? Barbell is getting shut down all the ████ time, right? Even even our own city has ████ curfew, everything. >> Yeah, yeah, yeah. >> So I could either just go Why can't everything just be open like
4:11 Florida and Arizona? Right? I'm like, I'm just going to pack my bags and move so I stop complaining. Or if I go, but I love my family here, then just I would just be like, okay, shut the ████ up, I'm going to stay. Like what it's like I don't know. Maybe I'm too harsh, but that's like if >> No, you're you're approaching it pragmatically, which is not wrong, but I think if something is supposed to be sold as a basic middle-class thing, it should be a middle-class thing versus being you have to be a millionaire to get a middle-class home. >> That's That part's tough. That part's tough, yeah. >> That's it's not it's not necessarily like pick your it's it's not really like, hey, what are you guys doing like find a solution. It's more like, um well, if you're a lower class, right? And then let's say you like you're you know, you don't have a degree, whatever, but then um back then it's you're looking at it
5:02 like, how come boomers were able to have a job at like Ross or whatever and still be able to afford this? And in questioning that, I don't think there's anything wrong with questioning that and then having your grandpa like chew you out and saying you're being lazy, but it's like it's a different um climate and we have to adjust and be flexible to the climate, but it's a clear sign of our uh uh like what do you call it? Our economy being ████ >> Yes. Yes. >> It's like, how do we fix that? >> Squeeze is on both sides. You have you're working against inflation, which is shrinking your dollar, and then the price of assets is going up because the dollar is shrinking, and you can't catch up. Like so Will says he'll never own a home because the price of assets just keeps going through the ████ roof cuz the price of assets >> that So So is my question. My question is there are these like pressures, right? And then so to me if it's pressure that like is going to move you,
5:53 how come I guess your generation, they don't move more? Like why do they stand there and take the economic pressures and stuff? >> For myself, I'm like, okay, I there's certain things I need to be in LA for. And after I acquire those things, I'm getting the ████ out of here. >> Okay, so you're down to like I got I I see >> I'm going to build, make connections, and when I leave, I can come back and I know enough I can just plug and play. >> Just a place to work. >> But after I get the tools, I'm getting the ████ out of there. And then I know a lot of people that are that I moved there with around the same time and now they're kind of moving too. And but I think the main thing was like who who's that rich guy on Shark Tank that bald ████ >> Oh, yeah, Kevin. >> Kevin, Kevin O'Leary. >> Yeah, he's like, I saw this one quote was like, if you're like making 70k year, why are you spending $30 on lunch
6:43 or something? And that's crazy. These like 20-year-olds. But I'm like, that's just how much food costs in LA. Like I don't want to spend $30, but if you go out to eat, you get a drink, and you eat good, you've been working, you know, that ████ is just ████ ████ just costs more now. >> They act like the cost of goods hasn't gone up through the ████ roof, and it has. >> Yeah, yeah, I'm >> Right? They act like it's only coffee that that went through the roof. >> The biggest things that went up were rent, health care, and one other thing. I forgot what it was, but those were the biggest expenses that went up, but in general compared to like the boomer generation, a lot cost of goods went down. Even like vacations and luxuries >> TVs are like cost nothing now. TVs cost nothing. >> But if you think about major city living though, everyone's paying up like 50% or more of their paycheck on just rent. >> Yeah.
7:33 >> So we have less disposable income. It's crazier. Health care is Do you have health insurance? >> Yeah, it's a lot. >> It's a lot, right? Yeah, that's another thing where it's like, you know, one of the biggest complaints is that everything that the government stuck their hand in to fix went up in price, yeah. >> Yeah, cuz the rent is the reason why it's so high is because they limit on how much you can build and like, yeah. >> What's the What's like another thing of your generation that's like, "Man, this ████ sucks." >> Um I hear a lot of complaining people complain about dating. There's a lot of people are just like with apps and stuff and and and and like Instagram. The people's standards is really high. >> culture of dating is so like weird now. >> Yeah, especially in LA and New York, those big cities for sure. It's going to be like that. It's 6 ft 6 in 6 figures. >> Yeah, yeah, yeah, that's 6 6 6 6, yeah. >> Yeah, this girl I met cuz like well, she
8:24 does only fans though, but >> You met her in your DMs? >> I was she's pretty, you know what I mean? >> Met in her DMs. >> Yeah, but she has like 5 million followers. She's making like 6 figures a month. >> Yeah. >> So obviously, she was like, "My man needs to make at least 10K a month minimum. I can pay my bills and stuff." I'm like, "You make more than most people why just pay for yourself? What the f███?" So I don't know. >> Do you find it easier to meet people in other states and cities compared to like big cities? >> I think yeah, I think they're more better like in like my girl in the Midwest, she's like Christian. She's only not been with that many people like in LA that's like pretty crazy to find. >> Everyone's ran through, huh? >> So kind of like the way people in LA are moving out, they should also move out to date.
9:14 >> I yeah, I agree with that. >> Yeah, but the problem is that everyone in LA is trying to do something. >> Yeah. >> It's very transactional. >> Yeah, it's very like the vibe is just everyone has something and then they'll drop you or, you know. So >> But I think there's some truth to the Gen Z like what like to to maybe LA New York is crazy degree, but in Hawaii I hear the same ████ about dating. And then this guy's like, "Oh, I got to buy a car like until I could get a girl." And then like Hannah's like, "You don't need a car." And all the girls are like, "He needs a car." >> Yeah. >> Cuz it's like >> Right. >> You do need a car for sure, yeah. >> Yeah. >> But also, I know there's one dude, he's like broke, 19 years old. He's doing threesomes. Girls pick him up, drop him off, pay for his food. >> What does he look like, Anthony or something? >> Yeah, he's like Anthony. >> Yeah, come on, dude. What the hell? >> That's a game breaker though. Completely unfair. >> fair. >> Yeah. >> He's doing threesomes, he's a bum.
10:04 >> I do >> He's a he's a homeless, yeah. I'm like, what the ████ >> feel like it's you you can't really make fun of someone's car anymore. You know, like back in the day when you had like kind of like a clunker? >> Yeah, like a bu- like a bucket or something. >> think if you just have a car as a Gen Z'er, that's great. Like you I would never make fun of a Gen Z'er's car. I'm like, dude, that's awesome that you are maintaining with a car. >> Yeah. >> Cuz that cost adds so much to your budget. >> ████ yeah, dude. >> Yeah. But then back in the day it was like you get you have a crap one, then you're going to get it, man. >> You can't make fun cuz they just point at your ████ creeper van. I'm like, look at your ████ pedo van, dude. >> Man, you you don't understand the vanning world, brother. >> I don't. >> That's a gem, dude. That's a You're talking about a '76 G20 Chevrolet full-size. >> Sick. >> Man, my paint job costs more than most people's cars.
10:54 >> Really? >> The mat- the matte black did? >> Yeah. No, the the yeah, the gloss, yeah. Yeah. It's a niche hobby, but it is a waste of money. And it is a creeper van. >> Creeper van. >> But to car guys, they look at it and they know all the stuff you put into it. >> The vanning world would know, yeah. >> The vanning world? >> Yeah, there's a vanning scene. Yeah, for vintage '70s vans specifically. >> That sounds crazy. >> Yeah. And it And all the guys in it look like Harley riders, they look like they're going to get on a motorcycle, but they get in a big-ass van. >> That's some >> They got the Van Nationals every year. Everyone trucks on over to the middle of the country. >> Wow. >> Do you ever go? I'm sure you've gone. >> No, my my van won't make it. It's kind of a long trip. >> Okay, so buying a house is out out the door. Dating sucks ass. What else? >> Okay, yeah. Like there's a lot of guys that are like lonely. That's a big thing. Like the male
11:44 >> Like just even even with guy friends, just lonely in general. >> Yeah. I don't know if this is Gen Is it a Gen Z? I don't know if it's >> No, there it's it's there's articles about it. All yeah. >> It's like a real epidemic among guys for sure, but probably Gen Z will be more sensitive to the effects of it. >> Yeah. >> They're they're more like I I have some like people that like some like friends I just like they don't really talk to anyone. >> Oh, man. That sucks. >> If I call them it's like the Oh, wait. Bro, you're like I haven't you're the first person that I I talked to in like a few weeks or whatever. >> Wow. >> cats need to get into sports, man. You meet random people all over the ████ place. >> help a lot, yeah. Hobbies and ████ right? Yeah. >> But it's it's weird Isn't it weird how it's a worldwide thing? Like I didn't realize like how a lot of this ████ like the generational ████ it's not just us, man. It's like the whole world experiences it pre-internet, too. And I'm like, what
12:35 the ████ is happening where these kind of things these phenomenons happen where like people >> Probably screens, man. You know, you know, like that's the answer for a lot of the problems is screens. Like you feel like that's your social time and then you don't even bother. You know what I mean? So many Like the COVID era made everyone >> It's like getting a hit. It's like I already got my hit. You know what I mean? Like you just scroll for a while. And then and that's the reason why interpersonal communication's at a low. You know, there's not enough people face-to-face just having interactions, failing and succeeding. >> He's he's a day trader, so he he's like makes a lot of money. >> Oh. >> But he just doesn't leave the house. So he's just like, you know, just >> That's different. At least he's successful. >> Cuz I feel like our generation was like the last to just like hang out just to hang out. You know, when we're like in high school or college or whatever. You would just be like, "Hey, what are you doing?" And then you guys are just hanging out
13:26 without without a purpose. You're not going to a car show or museum or whatever. >> Do you do that? >> Um growing up, yeah. >> But like now do you ever see like or do you ever have a thing where like there's seven dudes just kicking it? >> Just doing nothing? >> At a strip mall? >> Oh, the mall was popping, yeah. The mall or like parking lots, but like now it's just like Well, the comedy club like now I do shows like so I we hang out in the green >> of career based >> in the green room, yeah. We hang out >> people still hang out. That's never going to change. But like how they hang out is different. >> do they get so lonely later? >> No, I think when people are like introvert or isolated, now they're not forced to go out. Like the because they have so much they can do at home. >> Right, right, yeah. >> Yeah. Whereas like society back in the day you had to like operate in the public. You had to go out to to go to the bank and ████ >> Even for gaming gaming in the '90s you didn't have internet to play with
14:17 whoever you wanted. So you had to get four controllers and your buddies come over, you know. >> Oh, yeah. >> Like it was a different experience, yeah. >> Think about your average shopping experience now. You're usually doing self-checkout. You don't like really interact with anybody. >> true, yeah. >> Right? It's sort of more isolated than ever. >> Yeah. >> And probably ordering most stuff through Amazon. >> Totally. >> Versus going to the store for everything. >> I do. >> Yeah. >> Do you cold talk to people like randomly around the where you're at? >> Yeah, as in now I make it like a like a point >> Oh, really? Okay, so it's like an initiative to like just say hi to some randoms? >> Are you an introverted cat? >> I'm more introverted, but I try to be like oh, I'm going to talk to some new baddie or something. >> So you like make it a point Do you just say hi to random people? >> like that was I like I like your shirt. >> Oh, okay. >> Yeah, they were like oh, thank you. >> Do you do do randomly talk to guys, too? Or just only girls? >> If I if I see something >> Oh, like something to compliment?
15:08 >> Yeah, like oh, that's dope. >> Nice lips. Your ass is tight, bro. So that's to Bart the other day. I said it to Bart. >> I'm not a stranger. >> Yeah, I know. That's just so tight. >> Let us know what you guys think of different things that Gen Z shouldn't feel bad about that you know, are very big changes from what either when you grew up or when we grew up and also get tickets to Will Pepper's tour.
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