In short
Gary Vee argues social media “algorithms” and politics/influencer content keep people angry by pushing blame and hate; he claims tuning feeds toward positivity and personal accountability improves happiness and business outcomes.
Guest backgrounds
No named guests with bios. The transcript shows recurring audience/host interactions (e.g., “Mitch,” “Vic,” “Jay,” “Rita,” “Corey,” “Riv,” “Crystal,” “Caleb,” “Chad Johnson,” “Gia,” “Andrew”), but no formal guest introductions.
Key claims
Success = optionality/control; you don’t need gurus/politicians—need yourself; left/right are “the same” in stoking hate; your algorithm reflects your choices; use “Not interested” to remove politics/negative content; patience and hiring help scale; love beats blame.
Notable examples
TikTok Live discovery; starting VaynerMedia in a conference room with no money; “not interested” instructions for politics/immigrants/billionaires/privilege content; yard sales/TikTok Live as growth channels; McDonald’s/food-company blame as an analogy for misplaced blame.
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Chapters
Tap a time to open that second in VODefining Success
0:05 to 1:34
Gary Vee shares his personal beliefs on what success truly means.
“You know, that stuff, that's what success to me is tangibly.”
Rejecting External Validation
1:34 to 2:18
Discussion on the importance of self-reliance and rejecting negativity from external sources.
The Power of Love in Parenting
2:18 to 2:58
Gary emphasizes the importance of love in the early stages of parenting.
Content Creation Insights
2:58 to 4:18
Gary discusses strategies for content creation and how to manage multiple accounts.
“Only if you're brand new to me, literally, or rediscovered.”
Building a Business Without Money
4:18 to 5:36
Advice on starting a business with limited funds and the significance of patience.
Generational Perspectives on Success
5:36 to 8:20
Gary compares generational attitudes toward success and wealth, and addresses current mindsets.
“Like, it's a fucked up game when you have a little bit of fame or notoriety.”
The Role of Politics in Happiness
8:20 to 9:30
Discussion on how reducing political consumption can lead to greater happiness.
“Y 'all, the shit you're falling for is crazy.”
The Reality of Fame and Impact
9:30 to 11:40
Gary reflects on the nature of fame and the lasting impact of one's words and actions.
“Watch everyone's going to say happier in the chat right now.”
The Importance of Authenticity
11:40 to 13:00
Advice on being genuine and the significance of humility in personal success.
Addressing Negative Content Trends
13:00 to 14:00
Engagement with the audience on the prevalence of negative content and its effects.
“I flipped and rewired your fucking perspective and your life is better.”
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The Impact of Algorithm on Content Consumption
14:00 to 18:42
Learn how your social media algorithm influences your content and mood.
“If anybody has any questions, feel free to drop them in there.”
The Impact of Algorithm on Content Consumption
18:43 to 22:25
Learn how your social media algorithm influences your content and mood.
“Right, and then right there, you hit the arrow, and then you hit not interested.”
Taking Ownership of Your Life
22:34 to 26:14
Understand the importance of personal accountability and self-ownership.
“like restoring a vintage motorcycle from a 50-page restoration block or finally break down that long article you've had open for weeks.”
Transcript
Automatic transcript. May contain errors.0:00This is the Gary Vee Audio Experience. Success to me means being able to wake up and do whatever I want. Optionality. Being in control of my life. Having control. You know, that stuff, that's what success to me is tangibly. I think success overall on a higher plane for me is that the people I love are good. You know? I'm on some practical optimistic shit. Everybody on the internet spewing straight hate to control you, to scare you so that you fucking think you need them. You don't fucking need anybody, including, and most of all, me. You need yourself. All of you following all these fake fucking politicians and gurus trying to make you feel like you need them.
0:45You don't need shit. You need yourself. You need your faith, your mentality. You need your fucking self, Rita. You need to fucking love, not hate. They got you all fucking twisted, everybody. all these politicians all these influencers they got you hating everyone because it makes you feel good real quick oh yeah yeah yeah yeah I'm sad and I suck because of the immigrants because of the billionaires but because of this gender or this race or this religion or this entrepreneurs or athletes or celebrities they got you so tricked out everybody believing that you need to hate someone or they're the reason you're unhappy real fucking talk you guys ready for this Sunday morning shit if you're unhappy it's you your fault and you don't need me I'm not your coach I'm not your guru I'm not your guide you need yourself yeah Mitch my mouth is going you need yourself you need simplicity it's straight facts homie real talk exactly Vic people don't want to hear it though it's much more fun to blame everybody the system let's blame capitalism okay I love you back Jay tips for a first time dad bro dads know what to do moms know what to do it's a simple game of life which is love love love love love like all you gotta do is love that little peanut you know like the first two three four years for a new dad all they're gonna feel is like you hugging them kissing them smother them with straight love make them feel safe make them feel super safe someone's asking Patriots Nation I can't deal with that right now I'm too big of a Jets fan someone's asking saying they have three passions should they create an account for each or just combined all both have four accounts I'm serious y 'all you ready for this I have a hundred accounts posting 500 plus pieces of content a day you guys have seen it uncle v gary the operator sports gary silly gary what's up rich what's up rita bubble dob what's good charlie hustle thank you so much thrifted decency is tiktok live and influencer marketing the best way to market a new food product yeah i'm obsessed with tiktok live i'm obsessed with this who here has discovered me in the last 20 minutes live here and likes me is following me and now wants to follow my stuff.
3:20Only if you're brand new to me, literally, or rediscovered. You haven't seen me in years. Put the number 20 if you're one of those people. Watch this, everyone. If you just literally discover me right now, you fuck with it. You're like, yo, I like the words coming out of this man's mouth. I like this energy. Look at this. It's like every day. I don't think people understand. Milo, it's good. Thank you, Mean Jane. You'll like this one because it'll be a slam dunk for you. Advice for scaling a business. I mean there's so many ways I mean my ultimate one is hiring like you can't do everything and you're trying to keep too much money like if you got something going hire and hire your homies thank you cat people tell you not to hire friends and family I tell you to hire friends and family but real talk up front like yo this might not work out and like we gotta stay boys after this and then you gotta be candorous if you can't do that it might get fucked up Ace thank you met Gary at the Nationals great guy I always think I'm better in person.
4:47I mean I'm very When someone comes up to you Well like I'm popular online But I think like In real life Like Like You can't fake it in real life I agree And I feel like I'm also just much sweeter Than the normal person Like I have a sweetness Like people are nice But I'm like sweet I'm like a sweetie You agree? I agree I fully agree No I fully agree Who's met me in person And can like Validate this shit So the people that are like What the fuck's he talking about like real talk he's met you at national so he's gotta say he said you're a great guy thank you and rock he's like candy sweet no but I got I got very fortunate like my mom's super sweet I took her DNA and then she she formed me so like like people are really weirded out even like by how nice I am in real life world's greatest yards here what's good Michaela says me the sweetest person I've ever met that's nice and you know what's funny is like when you have a little fame or a little notoriety you get credit for shit you should be doing.
5:50Like, it's a fucked up game when you have a little bit of fame or notoriety. Like, you get extra credit for things you should be doing as a human. People are so happy you didn't let them down. They're like, oh my God, he's so nice as if like, we shouldn't be nice to each other. You know what I mean? Agreed. Hobby, what's good? How do you start a business without money and get over the struggling to fail? Well, struggling to fail is about insecurity and worrying about other people's opinions. The no money part takes time. You just gotta fucking build up. This is why I love the yard sales. This is why I love TikTok Live.
6:24This is why I like, you know, the biggest issue for people is they don't have patience. I didn't have money. Even at 34, I didn't have money. I started VaynerMedia in a conference room with another company because I had no money. Like, people struggle with patience. People want everything so fast now. Like, you guys are both under 30. No. Right? Nobody in my generation thought they would have money at 30. Nobody. There was no internet. Shit couldn't be fast. And I need nobody. Everybody over 45, tell the kids right now how nobody when we were coming up the game thought that they would be rich at 30.
7:04Just say nobody. Let these kids know. But now, I get it. Alex Herbal, Mr. Beast, you know, Jesser, like you see it. Thank you, MP. Like nobody. nobody watch the chat guys hell thank you nobody Crystal nobody like it was inconceivable maybe in your 40s I mean if you were a star in your late 30s you made it in Wall Street you know the occasional actor athlete but like now everyone thinks like they should be rich at 25 hey everybody hope you're enjoying the podcast right now make sure you follow the podcast that's why I'm interrupting let's keep going on this show but follow the podcast. It'll make my mom super happy.
7:46Which speaks to my biggest point which is how do the kids expect to all be rich at 30 but then complain the system's fucked up and they have the worst generation. The hypocrisy is absurd. You can't both have the entitlement because there's thousands of people tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands making millions of dollars in their 20s and 30s and then equally like all the posts on social media that say your parents should I hate this propaganda and they were like, back in the 90s, an apartment was 700, no shit, everybody got paid$20 ,000. No one does any math, any inflation. It's so crazy.
8:21Y 'all, the shit you're falling for is crazy. I turned on TV this morning. I put both CNN and Fox on and meet the nation. Just because I love to have a pulse. These fucking loser politicians can suck my dick. Like, that's what I got for all of you this morning. watching these fuckers to the left and the right both do the same exact thing which is trying to trick all of you y 'all you want your life to be better never listen to the news again stop following every politician it is crazy what they're trying to do to you the MAGA MAGA and the socialist left like they're the same fuckers they're the same fuckers the blue and the red promise y 'all promise y 'all Watch this, watch this, because this is going to be everyone, including us three.
9:14How many in here are much happier today than they were 18 months ago because they've cut down on how much politics they're consuming? Say happier. Watch this. It's everybody. It's everybody, bro. Watch everyone's going to say happier in the chat right now. As if it does anything. All they're trying to do, both of you, I'm telling you guys, I'm telling you, The left and the right is the same. All they're trying to do is have you hate someone.
9:49The great awakening of our American society is when we tune out these fucking losers who've never done anything in their life. Back to the part about 25-year-olds being upset they're not millionaires. Do you think it gets worse or better in the next 10 years? Better. Why is that? Because the truth wins in the end. like people are just gonna have to like at some point you just eat it and realize the truth at some point you just eat it and realize the truth like no matter what everyone me included all of us say in here you talk all that game eventually you're just like sitting in your room like yo like you know it's as simple as that
10:37you know like just eventually I've met so many people. Big shout out to all the 32 year olds I've been meeting lately who are all confused at 25 and are in a nice spot right now. I've just met a lot of people. I've been on all these card shows. I'm liking where I'm at. I feel humility coming in. Simplicity's coming in. Less materialistic. I'm actually bullish. I'm bullish. It's not sustainable. Guys, humans are not meant to be anxious. It's not sustainable. Eventually, you flip and it's good. like you start getting real simple like you see all these people like retiring you notice how a lot of YouTubers are retiring with like 10 million 100 million subs they just fall in love and they get grown and like you know they miss like a couple days and they're like wait a minute my spirits are up like I like just watching my dog run around the backyard and it pooped and I picked it up and I barbecued some burgers and like we watched fucking challenge on Paramount and how to sleep and like you know what I mean like simplicity's the fucking game y 'all how do you think you were able to keep it up though after all because I was detached because I was detached the whole time because you guys know me you guys see you guys know me behind the scenes like I like running a business like I don't think I'm famous like I'm not like you know I'm simple I get pleasures from like silly stuff like you guys know this I'm more fucking crazy when we play pickup basketball than I am when running a massive business or dealing with like fame.
12:10It's true. Right? It's true. Like, you know, simplicity because humility will set you free because I don't think I'm somebody because I know I'm going to die and I'm going to get, because of what I did, I know I'm going to get a nice 12 hours on the internet. I'm going to get some good flowers. Like, my day is going to be nice. you know come visit me in my grave like a week later and be like yo you were right like i'm gonna have a really good 24 hours people are gonna give me real flowers because i really it's i'm not a musician or an athlete or an actor like i really helped a lot of people on here yo real talk don't glaze me because i want people who don't know me to see this how many people here really benefited from my words and it changed the perspective that your mom aunt uncle brother put in your head and I flipped and rewired your fucking perspective and your life is better.
13:04Say, that's me. Yo, so this is why. Gia Granny and Call to Allah, right? And Andrew, like when I die, right? They're gonna be like an Earl. They're gonna be like, they're gonna write a nice couple sentences on whatever the Twitter or Facebook or Instagram is of the day. They're gonna be like 50 years ago, I was in a dark place hitting my girl, drinking alcohol, and this motherfucker's video popped up. I got sucked in. And it changed my life. So I'll have a good 24 hours. But then guess what? Everyone here that's giving me flowers right now will go on with their life. Because they're supposed to.
13:45And you're fine with that? Of course. Because when you don't think you're special. When you don't need the validation. When you don't live for it. When you know who you are. You know? Makes much sense. If anybody has any questions, feel free to drop them in there. Oh, yeah. A lot of people mentioned that video. You know what? That might be my favorite piece of content of me for me. You're somebody now. That one. Like, that might be my favorite. That's the one when the girl came up, right? Yeah. That's a good one. I remember the guards were trying to pull me into the car. And I saw her from the corner of my eye.
14:21I'm like, let's do it real quick. And then it became the piece of content. You know, it's like doing the right thing is always the right thing, right? It became. y 'all please everybody do me a favor everybody in here like real talk let's be vulnerable for a second how many people here feel like too much of their content is negative it's a little political it's like hate these hate those this is fucking you up either to the left or to the right a little bit too far be honest be like me right now i got a real big one for you who feels like they're getting too much of like the far left or the far right kind of content same me like your feeds get you're in it so I appreciate the vulnerability I need a couple things for you to know that means that's where you're at your algorithm is exposing you they're not feeding you I get none of it all my content is like straight like
15:20just trading cards and drizzy you know it's just like trading cards trading you know like you know comic books you know oh they can't see it wmba like no worries you got it let me know like yeah here we go like you know basketball trading cards happy family stuff business trading card drizzy box boxing because I love that. You know, like, it's all, you know, like, reason to be grateful. NFL, like, it's all trading cards, wrestling, you know, music. It's very light. Boxing, you're getting none of this shit. This is my fucking feed. Y 'all, listen to me. Your algorithm is exposing you. Here's how you handle it.
16:09Right now, on TikTok and Instagram, as soon as we're done, I need you every single time you go through your feed and you get politics hit not interested not interested not interested not interested not interested not interested and then go search happiness here's a good search Gary Vee and go like everything he's got it's true
16:36but I'm glad everyone got to see that algo
16:42you know you guys need to really get in here I'm telling you right now as soon as we hang up here I'm going to GaryVee.com slash live everybody put that in there right now so everybody can screen shoot and follow me we're about to go over there Corey you kind of ready on a quick turn yes sir like when I like really sign off here how fast do you think we're on the other channel like under three minutes amazing everybody everybody please yeah positivity divorce yeah always a little self promotion there we go thank you Corso let's everybody do a Corso just there GaryVee space.com slash live everybody go there as soon as I sign off.
17:18But in between in the two minutes you're going to have to download a new app for a lot of you called Whatnot. But in the three minutes while we switch over because we're going to do these boxes we're going to do these boxes for 50 % off. You can get a whole box for 50 bucks. We're going to have a crazy show. Everybody screen shoot GaryVee.com slash live. Riv, I expect you there. I need all of you there. And when you get there say came over from TikTok. Everybody has Whatnot, right? I think a lot of people are going to have to download it. a lot of you don't who does not have what not say I don't have in the two minutes that me and court here switch over strike come over to the other platform we'll we'll we'll answer questions there in the three minutes Crystal in the three minutes where I switch over please go into your feed and everything that's political and negative put not interested you click you know how to do it right everyone like you just have to click this thing and you click that.
18:16Got it? Got it? You go here, this little baseball thing, if you're not interested. Got it? Everybody, everybody, everybody, literally go into your Instagram and TikTok in the next two minutes and click everything that's political, politics, podcasters spewing, too much left, too much right. Who here is finally ready to stop doing that? How do you do that on TikTok? Same shit kind of. All right, right here. Right, and then right there, you hit the arrow, and then you hit not interested. Where is it? Bottom left. There it is. Got it? One to the right of rapport. Bottom left. Right, so you're going through it.
19:01You don't like this? Arrow. Arrow. Arrow. I'm going to do that to you, Caleb. Love you. You're going to say not interested to all politics content or negative content or politically commentating or anything that's saying that it hates someone else. Like if you've got some guy podcaster saying it's all women's fault, not interested. Right? If you've got some fucking 32-year-old Ivy League white guy saying it's all white privilege and like blame billionaires, not interested. If you've got some fucking psycho saying that it's immigrants' fault. Like please everyone. The man is fear, the woman's fear, the left, the right, immigrants, billionaires, socialism, capitalism like anyone who's telling you to hate something anyone who's telling you whose fault it is besides yourself not interested, not interested not interested.
19:54You've got to change your algorithm y 'all. You keep blaming the algorithm, the algorithm's you motherfucker the algorithm's you and if you don't follow Gary definitely drop a follow. You know what I'm gonna do I'm gonna make every, this might be my whole content platform now. Just go live for hours a day get people to start hitting everything they're uninterested yo who really fucks with what I'm saying and who can feel like this is exactly what you need say I need this who can like feel it who can feel it doom scrolling with a or v but it's positive yeah yeah cause it's love scrolling instead of doom scrolling yeah y 'all it's you I'm telling you they're tricking you into blaming someone else to make yourself feel better but really you're just a loser and you need to take accountability and stand up.
20:48The second you realize you're a loser is when you win.
20:54Very true. It's the best feeling. I love looking at myself in the mirror and being like, you're a loser. On some healthy shit. Not that shit that everybody else does. How often do you do it? I did it fucking 10 days ago which is why I'm getting fitter. I'm like, alright y 'all. You know why you're losing, bro. You ate a blueberry muffin yesterday, dick. Like, you know what I mean? It's not big food companies issue. I know big food company. You think McDonald's is tricking me? I know what McDonald's is doing. It's straight chemicals, y 'all. You don't think I know what a food scientist is that's hired to trick my brain to make me say that fucking garbage is delicious?
21:35What, you guys don't watch documentaries? It's on me. I don't need some 21 year old telling me McDonald's should be shut down who hasn't lived a day in her life yet and is still in university I need to fucking own it and stop eating a fucking Big Mac
21:58I need to stop eating one meal a day at the end of the day even though I've been doing it for 40 years and realize if I eat a little protein in lunchtime maybe I won't be so fucking hungry and I even eat some dumb shit
22:11are all of you so serious like you want to keep making pretend you're a fucking idiot and you need a child or a fucking grown-up that's never done anything besides be a politician to fucking do something for you
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22:59They got everybody tricked, bro. as if a fucking 37 year old who immigrated from Mexico here to work their dick off at a diner is fucking you up you fucking entitled bitch as if as if someone who built a massive company that created such economic value it trickles down to everyone is your problem your problem is you're a bitch your problem isn't immigration or billionaire it's you're a bitch and that's when it gets good Zachary like it's not your mommy's fault it's your fault and everyone's confused by what I'm saying here right now because I'm triggering some people but I'm telling you it's good like that I'm telling you it's good like that I promise like if you can get into a healthy place of like it's your fault you feel empowered yeah talent that 10 piece chicken nuggets and you know they got all that weird shit.
24:01That's not chicken. That chicken nugget isn't chicken. When's the last time you've had McDonald's? Not for a while. But I'll do, but I. Chad Johnson said he wanted to do it with you. Yeah, I would go. He said at the National. You had to for that. I'm trying to think of like, but I eat like candy. Yeah. Bro, I ate like nine Snickers in the fucking cage at the National because I needed a sugar spike. I had like five airheads. You know? I ain't come front. They went down like water. They're good. I'm enjoying... I don't really fuck with... Give me a whatchamacallit though and I'll go crazy.
24:39So, anyway. Just the blame game. It's tiring. You know? And like... And they're just tricking you so simply. You got Michael Porter Jr. out here blaming all the bitches. Come on, Michael. Come on, bro. You were fucking gifted. You look handsome. You can play basketball. You got money. You really spending your time being mad at the girls? I'd love to see every minute of Michael Porter's interaction with women on film to see whose fault is it. Come on, Michael. Just in the wrong areas. Looking in the wrong places. So ridiculous. Like, I'm actually believing it, you know? That's that childish shit.
25:26You know? Blame, blame, blame, blame, blame. Wrong game. Hey, everybody, if you enjoyed this podcast, please go back and look at the prior episodes. They're loaded. I appreciate your attention, and thanks for being part of this show. Hey, it's Ryan Reynolds here from Mint Mobile. Now, I was looking for fun ways to tell you that Mint's offer of unlimited premium wireless for$15 a month is back, so I thought it would be fun if we made$15 bills, but it turns out that's very illegal, so there goes my big idea for the commercial give it a try at mintmobile.com slash switch up front payment of$45 for 3 months $90 for 6 months or$180 for 12 month plan required$15 per month equivalent taxes and fees extra initial plan term only greater than 50 gigabytes may slow when network is busy see terms journey see you later
From the publisher
In this episode of the GaryVee Audio Experience, I talk about why the algorithm is you and how blaming everyone else is the biggest trap in modern life. I share why success for me is optionality and knowing the people I love are good, and why humility, patience, and love-scrolling beat entitlement every time. I also discuss hiring friends and family, starting a business with no money, and the moment you realize you're a loser is when you finally win.
You'll learn about:
• Why The Algorithm Is You
• Accountability Over Blame
