BONUS: Why Gary Vee Says Parents Are RUINING Their Kids

The Chris Cuomo Project

Chris Cuomo

News, News Commentary, Politics, Government

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🗓️ 16 June 2025

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Summary

Gary Vaynerchuk (CEO, VaynerMedia) joins Chris Cuomo for a raw conversation about why young Americans are struggling despite having more opportunities than ever. Gary V argues that overprotective parenting, participation trophies, and a lack of accountability have created a generation that expects success without work—while parents use their children's achievements for their own self-esteem. The discussion tackles the hard truths about why 22-year-olds are moving back home, why kids are protesting causes they don't understand, and how America has become addicted to blame instead of personal responsibility. Vaynerchuk shares his immigrant perspective on merit, consequences, and why he believes the real pandemic isn't COVID—it's the death of accountability. From parents wanting to attend job interviews to the weaponization of fear in politics, this conversation exposes uncomfortable realities about modern American culture. Follow and subscribe to The Chris Cuomo Project on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube for new episodes every Tuesday and Thursday: https://linktr.ee/cuomoproject Join Chris Ad-Free On Substack: http://thechriscuomoproject.substack.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	You want to know the truth about what makes you better as a person, as a parent, or politics?
0:06.0	Oh boy, do I have the guy for you.
0:08.0	Gary Vee. Chris Cuomo here, welcome to the Chris Cuomo Project.
0:13.0	Gary Vee's got 45 million followers, and he's one of the only people I can say this about.
0:19.0	He deserves them.
0:20.0	He is putting things out into the world that a lot of people don't want to hear, but they
0:24.0	are the truth about how you tap into your own potential, how you help your kids, how you're
0:29.2	hurting your parents, and how we can get to a better place, not just as entrepreneurs, but
0:34.5	as citizens in a country that he has real concerns about. A special
0:39.6	interview with a special talent, Gary Vanhochuk.
0:48.2	It's funny, I'm sitting here laughing with Gary Van der Chuck. It's to have Gary Vee with us. You know, entrepreneur, extraordinary, yes, but so much more. First of all, thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. You are one of the people I can say you deserve your following. Thank you. Because, yeah, you're great on business. But you're about
1:12.5	personal potential. Yes. And that's why I wasn't afraid tonight. I'm not going to drag you through
1:16.9	political mire, but this is an extension of how we see ourselves and what we've become about.
1:22.2	We were talking in the break that I have a 22-year-old. I love her to death. She's more
1:27.4	talented than I ever
1:28.5	imagined my genes could produce. She and her friends are up against it. The idea that I was
1:33.4	going to wind up home after college, zero percent chance I wouldn't have been allowed.
1:37.1	Yeah. But they don't have the opportunities that were expected after the big education
1:41.9	and the big bills. How do you see it? That they have more
1:45.6	opportunity than we had. Really? Really. And I'll explain what I mean by that. Your point is well
1:50.4	taken. A lot of people that are watching, by the way, this is why I was yelling about college
1:55.3	15 years ago in my content because the guarantee of that piece of paper to get you a job I saw even back in 2010 was
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