Don’t Be Like These People

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Dads, Society & Culture, Education, Parenting, Wisdom, Ryan Holiday, Kids & Family, Relationships, Fatherhood, Self-improvement

4.6 • 630 Ratings

🗓️ 21 September 2020

⏱️ 3 minutes

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Summary

"We’ve come to call them 'Karens,' but the truth is that being an entitled, obnoxious ass transcends gender. It has nothing to do with the haircut, and everything to do with thinking that you’re the center of the universe and that your kids matter more than other people’s."

Ryan describes what makes Karens tick and how you can avoid becoming one on today's Daily Dad Podcast.

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Daily Dad podcast where we provide one lesson every day to help you with your
0:14.1	most important job being a dad. These are lessons inspired by ancient philosophy, by practical
0:20.3	wisdom, and insights from dads all over the world.
0:24.5	Thank you for listening, and we hope this helps.
0:33.1	Don't be like these people. We've come to call them Karens, but the truth is that being an
0:39.0	entitled, obnoxious ass transcends gender. It has nothing to do with the haircut and has everything
0:45.0	to do with thinking you're the center of the universe and that your kids matter more than other people's.
0:50.7	One meme recently defined the Karen system as follows. Know your rights. Accus
0:56.2	everyone. Request a manager. Escalate to authorities, neglect reason. And while one can be pretty
1:02.9	confident that they've never been as bad as the woman who called the cops on people
1:06.5	barbecuing in a park in Oakland, or the woman who called the cops on the man who asked her to
1:11.3	leash her dog in Central Park, or the woman who lost your mind in a traitor Joe's in Southern
1:15.8	California after being asked to wear a mask, or the duo who videotaped and tacked a trespassing sign
1:21.6	on a tree in front of a black woman who is having lunch on the lawn of a church in order to chase
1:26.6	her away. We've all slipped into
1:28.9	bad behavior at one time or another because we're stressed, because we're exhausted, because after
1:34.4	years of insufficient sleep, after neglecting your own health and needs, after being stuck in
1:38.9	quarantine for months without child care, we're all about to lose our own damn minds. But there's no excuse, not now or ever.
1:47.4	It doesn't matter that all you want is for your kid to be successful and happy and that college
1:51.9	admissions rules are preposterously unfair and corrupt. Bribing your kids into college is not okay,
1:57.4	Karen. It doesn't matter that the world seems too messed up and broken. Turning your kids into political pawns is not okay, Karen. It doesn't matter that the world seems too messed up and broken. Turning your
2:02.3	kids into political pawns is not okay, Karen. It doesn't matter that you've been provoked, that you've
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