This author is mad that Gary Vaynerchuk told 20 year olds they need to work for 10 years

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And his advice to not expect instant success too; all great stuff But unfortunately Gary Vaynerchuk doesn’t stop there. No he decides to share his life advice on what it takes to be “successful” and this advice is so fricking hideously toxic I find it hard to express quite how angry and upset I am that over a million twenty-something-year-olds have listened to this crap and been made to feel bad about themselves as a result. Thousands of people have liked the video and commented, even people I know, saying things like:

“Biggest fricking reality check I got in my life!”
“fricking best thing I’ve ever seen on any social media feed ever.”

The reason this disturbs me so much is because Gary Vaynerchuk’s life advice is that to be “successful” you need to JUST work for the next 10 years.
As he says:

“I gave up my entire 20s, all of ‘em. Imagine not doing anything fun or going anywhere for the next 8 years, including Saturday and Sunday. That’s what I did form 22 to 30.”

He says he spent 15 hours a day working, thinking about his business all the time. He even goes onto say:

“You spent more downtime on not your career this weekend then I did in my entire 20s combined”

to the poor woman who is on the other end of his rant. Which culminates in this gem of:

“You need to…realise that if you put your head down and just work for the next 10 years, no glamour, no new fricking car, suitcase, jewelry, trip, event, no Coachella, no fricking new fricking sneakers. Like frickin’ work you will have it.”

AGGHHHHHHHHHHH Gary Vaynerchuk has single-handedly done more damage to the lives of twenty-something-year-olds that buy this crap in that 5 minutes than anyone else I’ve ever heard give life advice before*. So frick you Gary Vaynerchuk. Here’s the reality of why that advice is not just heinously toxic but also flat out wrong.

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People die young.

I wish they didn’t, I really do, but it happens. People get diagnosed with terminal cancer age 25 or run over by busses or killed it freak accidents. IT frickING HAPPENS so what you actually do if you decide to spend your entire twenties just working is risk that being your actual life. ALL OF IT. What you spend your time doing everyday is your life. If you were to die tomorrow do you not want to have enjoyed your life until that point? What Gary is suggesting does not sound enjoyable in the slightest. In fact it sounds fricking horrible.

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