Here's six and half minutes of hard truth from Nick Freitas that every man, young and old, needs to hear: "Hard times do not create good men."

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Harris Rigby

Dec 5, 2025

It's not every day I say that something is a "must-watch," but in this case, men, you need to hear Nick Freitas speak some hard truths.

[Warning: PG-13 Language]

Some highlights:

Almost every single major culturally shaping institution telling young men they were crap. That's unique. And so respecting what they're going through is very very difficult in that sense. And yeah, they might have more creature comforts, they might have more technology, they might have more things that appear to make life easier, that we never dreamt of at their age.

But would you trade any of that for a real sense of meaning and purpose? I sure as hell wouldn't.

And then the closer:

Hard times do not create good men. Good men are appreciated for what they do in hard times in ways that they are not during the good times.

And the sucky part is ... the only way through this is if you choose to be the good men that the times require. That's it.

This is a good lesson for all generations.


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