LA vs New York and Fragile Modern Kids

• 51:48Tim finds LA to be a very isolated city overall.
• 52:05Modern kids seem fragile compared to previous generations, struggling with allergies and environmental sensitivity.
• 52:20Tim's generation had narcissistic parents who shut down emotions and put kids in the backseat in every way.
• 52:36The pendulum has swung too far the other way—Tim admits he's guilty of it, putting his kids in therapy and encouraging openness.
• 52:50Better parent-child relationships come with a cost: kids think they're the most important thing in the room.
• 53:07Tim refuses to praise his kids for things they aren't actually good at, like macaroni art, because it's detrimental and not honest.
• 53:18His grandma told him he'd never make the NBA, and he thanks her for the reality check.
• 53:29Tim still gets mad that his grandma might have been wrong—he could have made the NBA.

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