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Hello, welcome to this episode of Kennedy Saves the World. This is where you look back and go, thank you Kennedy, for saving the world. And I say, you're welcome. I love that sweater on you. It's so chic. Those are typical interactions people have in an office with where they look at one another and they say, good day to you. How are you doing? Cold out there, huh? But why is it. And I think there is a generational divide and if you know me by now, you know that I absolutely love a little bit of generational warfare. I think it's healthy. I think competition between the generations makes for a better America. And, and it also kind of splits us into non political tribes because as Gen Xers, you know, we were raised feral. We had to look out for ourselves. I don't even know if we had parents like I, I have to go back and, and check some of my old Polaroids. So that's how we were raised. Which is so completely opposite from young millennials and gen zers who are were raised by helicopter parents and technology. So they've got a bunch of busy bodies and they're being spied upon, which is very different than how Gen Xers were raised. But I do think, because Gen Xers are sandwiched in between two and a half very selfish generations like baby boomers who are the absolute worst, the only thing the baby boomers will be good for is longevity technology. Like, they are so annoying and narcissistic that they will figure out a way that we can all live forever. And millennials and gen zers, like the gen zers who are starting to trickle into the workforce, some of them are great, like the ones that I work with and high five. They are awesome. See, that's the thing. You cannot discount an entire generation of people. But I will tell you this. Gen Zers, for those of you who can look people in the eye and have a conversation and be self aware and self confident at the same time, the world is yours. You will be able to run every city, every, every industry, every company, every country. Because there are so many people within your generation who are complete duds. And I say that working in a media company. I've worked at so many different media companies over the years and I have seen the kind of people who will take someday succeed. And it really started at mtv. I had a number of production assistants and that is like the entry level position in television who now are running their own media companies. Many of them are running networks. Like they're really impressive people. And I could tell back then, because they could string sentences together, they could think for themselves. And yes, of course, they're Gen Xers, but it's. It's the same for Gen Zers. The ones who are willing to engage. The ones who will look you in the eye and say thank you when you hold the door open for them. The ones who are not socially awkward, entitled and weird. The world truly is yours. You will have domain over so much, and there are so few things that you have to do right in order to be successful. And I am shocked at the number of people, especially younger people. And I get it like, like Jimmy Fayla. We are very chatty people. We will talk to anyone at any time. I will have conversations about sports and the weather and cooking and children. I will give unsolicited advice. I will. I love unsolicited advice. I wish more people would give me advice because then I could give it to you, slap a label on it and pretend I'm saving the world with someone else's work. That would be awesome. But for people who look down and it is all like, you know. And there are people in entry level positions who are working in podcasting and writing and cable news who cannot look you in the eye. And I want to shake them and I want to say to them how if you move up in the world, you will be failing upward. It will be just because there are not enough warm bodies wherever you are working. It is not because you are a wonderful, unique asset to the company. You are a lump. You are a dime a dozen if you cannot have a conversation in exchange, like, hey, how's it going? There is something wrong with you and I don't feel bad for you if you fail. And there are so many more people like that who happen to be younger. So go out and do something. Remove yourself from the screen. Hey, it's Kennedy. Come celebrate my 1000th episode of Kennedy Saves the World. It's gonna happen March 5th. It's gonna be live from Langan's right here in midtown Manhattan, across the street from Fox. There will be special guests, there will be special drinks, and hopefully there will be you. See you then. Okay, I read. This is Ainsley Earhart. Thank you for joining me for the 52 episode podcast series the Life of Jesus. A listening experience that will provide hope, comfort and understanding of the greatest story ever told. Listen and follow now@foxnewspodcasts.com or wherever you listen to podcasts. A story today, it was an Instagram reel that said that a man had taken an alligator into a Waffle House in the middle of the night and tried to baptize it with the pitcher of iced tea. I don't know if that's true, but I think that's the kind of thing that these socially awkward gen zers have to do. They have to go out, they have to go to Florida, they have to wrestle a reptile, take it into a Waffle House and show it the, the divine glory of their Lord and savior, Jesus Christ, that is life experience. But sticking your face in a phone and not being able to just initiate the most basic pleasantries, that will hurt you. It doesn't mean that everyone has to play grab ass in the hallways. Although, you know, let's be honest, in free speech zones, like I tell hr, I've carved out everywhere I go in the building, a little bit of ass grabbing is kind of fun. Okay, only when people consent. But how can you consent if you can't look at someone and it is a younger generation of worker? I know everyone wants to work from home, everyone wants to be in their jammies, everyone wants to wear eye masks and engage in self care. But if you're working at a media company where your job is to communicate, your job is to disseminate, then do that with alchemy by looking people in the face. They're not going to hurt you, they're not going to bite you, they're not going to squeeze you until your little tiny fragile ribs break. I promise. We just want some social action. We just want to have some fun. We just want to think you're cool. Because right now I just for, for all these people who can't make eye contact, I wish that I could lasso you all and throw you into the early 80s and watch you try and survive because you'd be better people for it. But until then, we got to work with what we got, which means you have to work with what you have. And, and you have to cultivate the ability to have a conversation because you will never succeed, you will never save the world unless you learn to do that one basic thing. I also saw another fascinating reel today because I'm here to tell you about the world of Instagram. It's TikTok for old people. According to my 16 year old daughter, there was a woman showed up and she said that women will make 20 to 40% more in their career in salary if they wear makeup at work. They could look the exact same as a bare faced woman. You could have the same bones, the same height, the same girth, the same chub the same muscle tone. But the the women who wear makeup make more money because how you present yourself matters. So whether you're slathering on lip gloss and fake lashes or just giving someone a hey, how's it going? That is all to your benefit. Okay? So do the work. Lock it up and give me a hello. God damn it. This has been Kennedy Saves the World. I'm Kennedy. Listen Ad free With a Fox News Podcast plus subscription on Apple Podcasts and Amazon prime, members can listen to this show ad free on the Amazon music app. Oh, go ahead and leave me a review while you're there. I'd love to hear what you have to say. You've been listening to Kennedy Saves the World on the Fox News Podcast Network.