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The Don Lemon Show

LEMON DROP | Who are the Cruel Kids?

The Don Lemon Show

18Hundred LLC.

Society & Culture, News

3.8659 Ratings

🗓️ 28 January 2025

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

A new piece in New York Magazine highlights a growing trend in "cruel kids," young people who face the world with unrelenting cruelty and cynicism. Why is more youth turning to this mindset? Tune in for Don's take. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Every runner knows the moment when everything clicks.

0:04.0

When your legs lock into a rhythm, the aches float away and doubts fade.

0:08.0

Replaced by a feeling of euphoria.

0:12.0

It's why you lace up at dawn.

0:15.0

Why a little rain doesn't stop you.

0:17.0

Why one run turns into a habit.

0:24.3

So next time you go for a run, chase that runs high.

0:28.1

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0:33.3

It's not the cool kids table, it is the cruel kids table.

0:34.1

Let me explain.

0:34.5

Look at this.

0:36.9

That is the title of a brand new piece.

0:37.8

It's in New York Magazine. This piece is a fascinating, almost anthropological study of a growing group of young

0:43.9

Americans who really don't get enough attention in the media. They don't represent all

0:49.9

young people, by the way, but they represent a lot of young people more than anyone would care

0:55.7

to admit. So who are these cruel kids? They aren't internet trolls in their parents' basements.

1:03.1

They're not. They aren't so-called in-cells. No, they're educated. They're stylish, often affluent

1:10.4

young folks. Some work in finance, often affluent young folks.

1:12.1

Some work in finance, some work in real estate, some are even influencers.

1:17.2

And what brings them together is their shared belief that the best way to win the culture war is through sheer unrelenting cynicism.

1:28.3

Now, according to New York Magazine, they are people who don't believe in good faith arguments.

1:33.3

They don't believe in the truth.

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