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On this episode of The Thought Shower, Intern John talks about the new hockey season starting, and why everyone gets annoyed with other generations

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
And a happy Monday friend. Welcome to the thoughts Shower.
Intern John is my name. Was a weekend to say
the least, about to get into a busy week as well,
so let's get into this Friday. Kept it pretty local,
pretty chill, went and got some seafood. My boy Shane.
We found this crab place. It's kind of like a

(00:20):
Cajun vibe where they like said crab boil basically where
they get a bunch of seafood they put like in
the season needs and that comes out and it's wet.

Speaker 2 (00:28):
Pause. I like it.

Speaker 1 (00:31):
It's no I think the all you can eat Maryland
like doing like the Avery's Amaze is still the way
to go. However, for not driving to Frederick and being
close to home, it's pretty good. Like you take like
your shrimp, you dip it in the sauce like little juice.
It's pretty good. And the beauty is it will knock
you out. And we went around like five o'clock. I
was right for by about five fifty five. That much

(00:54):
salt and sodium, baby, never good thing. Saturday is a
big day. Saturday was one year of my bar that
involved with hide social being open, the kind of part
of the reason ding go out Friday was I knew
Saturday was gonna be a big day. Wanted be on
my a game, as the kids says. So Saturday got
up early, went to the gym. Then basically it's kind

(01:15):
of like relaxed, took a nap and just kind of
mentally prepared for the one year party. When not we
got my guy Shane again, got dinner. The party was awesome.
It was a lot of fun. It's cool to see
that something you built and then see it physically standing still.
You know, usually the stuff that I'm involved with is
not a physical thing, like a comedy tour or doing

(01:38):
the live podcast or an event for the show hockey season,
whoever it is. You know, it's not like you can
build something then it's there forever. It's like the stuff
I build is not physical. So to see something you
invested in and put time in, like the bar do well,
it's very cool. It's very exciting. Food was fantastic, and
then had a lot to drink. Thank god, didn't end

(02:01):
up texting people late last night or late that night
like you usually do. So then Sunday is basically be
a giant pos day. Slept all over the place, and
then today is exciting. Hockey season starts officially today, so
today we do it practice number one Georgetown Prep season
number nine loading, and then Friday our first game, which

(02:23):
is crazy. You know, we're just kind of right back
into things. And yeah, it's the boys are defending their
their league championship and you just never know. Yes, Like
people have asked me, my dad's like, how's the team look?
I go, I have no idea. It's what teenage boys.
You just never know. I had a trainer with a
gym at workouts, Like, so how the how they look

(02:44):
them this way? I'm like, listen again, I don't know, really,
like I really don't know. Uh, it's teenage boys. Hope
they play well. More importantly, hope they stay healthy. And
that's kind of like the only thing that matters. Yeah,
let me get to this for your Monday. That's kind
of funny the things gen Z does that drives everyone

(03:05):
else wild. I don't really like hey on gen Z
as much as I think some folks do. Like to me,
it's like whatever, they do things differently. They also had
different you know, growing up, like they grew up during
the pandemic. Yeo and I know obviously we all went
through it, but they were more like their formative years
were during the pandemic, starting with when they leave you

(03:26):
on red, I will say this that is annoying. And
I've told like my hockey kids afore like hey, when
I felt so old saying this, It's like hey, when
an adult texts you, you text back. I was like,
oh god, ah by ninety years old, they say. In
gen Z's world, communication comes with his own set of rules.

(03:47):
Leaving someone on red, where the messages is are senior
and not replied to immediately is one of them. All
the generations might view this as rude. Gen Z doesn't
seen it that way. To them, constant availability isn't it given?
And they value their mental space. I hate it when
it's just like, at least give me ah. I don't know,

(04:08):
acknowledgment of the message, like you know, like the message
or something like that. Whereasbody that sound good and there's
no response, I'm like, hey, I need to note that
sounds good. Well, me not saying anything means it sound good. No,
it doesn't. You're not saying anything doesn't mean anything. In fact,
it means nothing. When they use slang, you can't decipher. Okay,
I mean, now you sound old, you know that. I

(04:32):
think that's like a a rite of passage, you know
what I mean. I think that's like every generation has
that when they choose flexibility as a lifestyle. They say
gen Z values flexibility all aspects of life, from work
to leisure. The addition of nine to five is losing
its appeal as they seek rolls off remote, remote work
in flexible hours. This change can be tough for people

(04:53):
who spend decades in structured work environments.

Speaker 2 (04:56):
Yeah.

Speaker 1 (04:56):
I think it just kind of depends on how they
are as a worker though too. I've always kind of
said this, there's some people who can be working from
home and their work is just as good, not better.
Some people can't handle it, And I think in your workplace,
you know who that is. I think that's I do
think it's a bit of like the if it feels

(05:18):
like entitlement, right, if they come in and feels like
they're entitled to do things their own way. It's like, yeah,
but yeah, I prove yourself first, you know. I do
think in my experience of most jobs, as long as
you prove you can be effective, it's very rare that
a company is not gonna let you work in your
most effective way, you know, like if you are most productive,

(05:39):
whether a case, die coke at your desk. I think
that most companies would see that, like, all right, we
can get the most out of this person with some
die coke.

Speaker 2 (05:46):
Give die coke.

Speaker 1 (05:47):
When they champion new side hustles, I say gen Z's
all by the side hustles, constantly seeking a ways from
an extra money beyond their job. This fear can be
puzzling those who grew up in a nation of single
stable career. They say court entrepreneur and career coaches. Gen
Z has started planning their own business. I don't think
that's an issue as long as it as long as

(06:09):
it doesn't mean that anything else is coming off, you know.
I think that's really important. Yeah, if you have a
side houstole, that's great. When they claim and choose authenticity
over perfection, listen, I don't think anybody is authentic anymore.
I really don't. I think online, if you are trying
to make it known you are authentic, I think that
is inherently an authentic you know. I think some people

(06:33):
try so hard to prove they are cool and not
affected by social norms where it's to me, it's like yeah,
but you are conforming though in a different way, you know.
I think that's yeah. They say gen Z values authenticity
over polished perfection often see in social media. They prefer
content that's raw and real. Again, is that true?

Speaker 2 (06:51):
I don't know.

Speaker 1 (06:53):
I think most of those, like prank videos online are fake,
you know. I think that people see those as real
and then try to do it and up huge s trouble.
We don't like when they become a digital activist. For
gen Z, activism and social justice aren't just important, they're essential.
They harness the power of social media to advocate for
causes they believe in, mobilize and support with impressive speed.

(07:14):
I think that it's great. It's great to have causes
you're involved in. It's great to have causes you believe in.
Can't be a bit much on social media all the time. Yeah,
especially if, like I know, you're pretending to be somebody
you are not. You know, if you're all about that stuff,
if you're all about the causes, that's great. But if
I see you in real life and you are, if

(07:36):
you're all about you know, saving the planet by seeing
in real life and you are litering like okay, well hmm,
one of these things doesn't quite add up.

Speaker 2 (07:46):
You know. I also think, dude, we're all this tired. Dude.

Speaker 1 (07:48):
You know, sometimes I want post a photo of a dog.
Have it not be taken as a political stance.

Speaker 2 (07:55):
Yeah.

Speaker 1 (07:56):
When they praise the power of us of influencers, it's
say influencers are mortgan just online celebrities gen z. They're
trusted sources of information and inspiration. That is to me
the most dangerous thing of all. They just pass a
law in China, which I think should be a law
everywhere that for influencers they can be fined and even
get jail time if they speak a subject they are

(08:19):
not an expert in. So they're giving medical advice and
they don't have a medical degree, they can go to jail.

Speaker 2 (08:27):
I think we need more of that we do.

Speaker 1 (08:29):
The fire festival guy as big as it was because
the celebrity is posted about it, not doing any research
on if the event was actually happening or what was
going into it.

Speaker 2 (08:39):
You know, I think we've seen this on TikTok a
lot too.

Speaker 1 (08:41):
Lack of creators who are well they'll hog elephant poop,
great new tea, drink a pound of elephant crap, you know,
cleaning out you know what I mean. And that's not real,
by the way, But I do you think like that
kind of vibe of like, don't trust these influencers. They're
just trying to make money. They're try and get views.
Most of them, they don't look into what they're getting

(09:02):
money for.

Speaker 2 (09:03):
How could they. They used to see them. It's good
to go.

Speaker 1 (09:06):
Look at the Hawk twa girl who got scammed and
doing a meme coin. I do believe she didn't do
it with the intent of stealing from folks.

Speaker 2 (09:14):
I believe that. I think she has assumed she's being
told our information.

Speaker 1 (09:18):
So I always tell people all the time, like yo,
like with influencers, like when we endorse stuff from the show,
I want to endorse something less I genuinely believe in it,
because I would feel bad if I told somebody, hey,
use this product, and then me on the side knowing
it doesn't work. I feel bad somebody lost money because
of me. Most of these people, most of the influencers,
they'll never have an actual interaction with their fan base,

(09:42):
like we will talk to you on the phone, see
you at events, you know you texting the show. Most
influencers don't have that, and so I don't think they
particularly care if they screw people over because in their mind,
they're never going to see them, If that makes sense.
What a happy way to end this look, have a
fantastic week. You can follow me everywhere at Internshi video.
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