Aug. 19, 2025

From Filters to Failures: IG Hype vs. Real-Life Lessons

From Filters to Failures: IG Hype vs. Real-Life Lessons
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From Filters to Failures: IG Hype vs. Real-Life Lessons

Text For Some Good Game Wise Man license Code: OQP95OFH4SOHMPIB Master Silk doesn't mince words as he exposes the dangerous fantasy world social media sells to young people. Drawing from decades of street wisdom, he systematically dismantles the illusion of "easy money" and "soft life" narratives that have trapped countless youth in cycles of exploitation, crime, and disappointment. Through raw, unfiltered advice to parents and young people alike, Silk addresses real situations: a 16-year-ol...

Text For Some Good Game

Wise Man license Code: OQP95OFH4SOHMPIB

Master Silk doesn't mince words as he exposes the dangerous fantasy world social media sells to young people. Drawing from decades of street wisdom, he systematically dismantles the illusion of "easy money" and "soft life" narratives that have trapped countless youth in cycles of exploitation, crime, and disappointment.

Through raw, unfiltered advice to parents and young people alike, Silk addresses real situations: a 16-year-old abandoning education for YouTube pranks, a daughter manipulated into false accusations against her family, a niece pretending to live lavishly while secretly struggling, and young women lured by fake modeling opportunities hiding sinister motives. Each story reveals how predators weaponize social media to isolate victims from protective family networks.

What makes this episode particularly powerful are the success stories woven throughout - the listener who chose education over fast money and graduated with honors, the woman who escaped an abusive relationship after hearing Silk's advice, those who built legitimate financial stability through patience rather than shortcuts. These testimonials transform the conversation from cautionary tales to practical lifelines.

The contrast couldn't be clearer: "Fake flexing keeps you stuck. Real strategy gets you free." While many podcasts merely entertain, this episode serves as armor against manipulation, offering concrete strategies for recognizing predatory schemes and building authentic security. For parents watching their children navigate these digital dangers and young people tempted by the allure of overnight success, Silk's hard-earned wisdom provides both warning and roadmap.

Ready to break free from social media's dangerous illusions? Connect with us at LetMePullYourCoat.com, where you'll find blogs, previous episodes, and ways to share your own story of transformation.

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00:00 - Social Media Lies Exposed

01:53 - Advice For The YouTube Dreamer

03:24 - Family Betrayal & Online Predators

04:39 - Soft Life Scams & Empty Flexing

06:32 - Fake Modeling & Real Danger

08:02 - Crypto Dreams & Basement Reality

09:41 - Shoutouts & Final Wisdom

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Welcome back to Let Me Pull your Coat the unfiltered world of Master Silk.

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Today we're tearing down the lies social media sells to young people.

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It's always fast money, big love and the so-called soft life dreams.

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You've seen it Countless reels of young people holding fake Timu prop money, pretending how glamorous their lives are.

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Well, we're here to piss all over that fake internet bullshit.

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Stick around, you might just learn something.

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Some of our kids are throwing away school, family and opportunities, thinking TikTok and Instagram will hand them riches.

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We're here to remind you.

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The filter might look good, but reality doesn't need makeup.

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I'm going to do something I never do I'm going to discuss current events.

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Recently, after a two-year investigation, police rounded up nine people for sex trafficking, guilty or not.

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I'm bringing this up to show you how law enforcement is watching.

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Everything you do, if you've ever been arrested.

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They everything you do, if you've ever been arrested.

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They're watching you If you've ever had them called on you for whatever reason.

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They're watching you.

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So be careful or be safe.

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Before we jump in, make sure you hit up LetMePullYourCoatcom.

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That's the hub for everything you need Blogs, podcasts, merch reviews, even the voicemail page where you can drop your own question, comment or reviews.

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And salute to everybody writing us thank you messages.

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We've had women email saying our advice got them out of abusive relationships.

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Others saying our investment game helped them buy property.

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That's why we do this.

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If you want real change in your life, not just entertainment, contact us through the website or at LetMePullYourCoat at gmailcom.

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First up we have Omar from Johannesburg.

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He says his 16-year-old son wants to drop out of school to be a YouTuber.

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Wants to drop out of school to be a YouTuber.

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He's convinced filming pranks is his ticket out.

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Omar, I've seen this story a hundred ways Young man thinking a camera replaces discipline.

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I ran clubs.

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I ran the blade and strip clubs.

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I saw fast money, but every fool who thought shortcuts would last ended up broke, locked up or worse.

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Youtube is a platform, not a plan.

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You want longevity, finish school, learn discipline and then flip that into content worth something.

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It's funny because I just posted something about young folks doing pranks.

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Don't be the one that runs up on an old head like me.

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You won't be able to get the words it's a prank out before I respond.

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That's facts.

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I had a girl write me last week.

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She said, chyna, I listened to your advice and stayed in school instead of chasing easy money.

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Now I'm getting ready to graduate with honors.

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That's living proof.

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This podcast saves lives.

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Now I'm getting ready to graduate with honors.

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That's living proof.

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This podcast saves lives.

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Omar, show your son stories like hers.

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Let him see real consequences behind the shiny screens.

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Next, lucia from Barcelona says her 19-year-old daughter lied to police about abuse just to move in with a 30-year-old man she met online.

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Usia feels betrayed and broken.

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Usia this one hurts.

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Men like that prey on young women by convincing them to turn against their parents.

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I've seen it while I walk the blade Older dudes gaslighting young girls, whispering lies to cut them off from family.

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They even took their cell phones and ID to make sure that the girls only depended on them, which is actually a bitch-ass move.

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When she finally realizes the truth, she's going to need a home to come back to.

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As painful as it is, stay firm, but keep the door cracked.

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Let me speak to the young women listening.

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Don't trade a lifetime of love from your parents for a few months of attention from a manipulator you've just met.

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I want you to make money for them?

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What do you expect them to say or do to keep you hustling for them?

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I had a woman message me from Chicago.

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She said China, your words gave me the courage to leave my boyfriend, who was isolating me from my family.

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Now I'm safe, working and rebuilding.

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This podcast isn't just talk, it's lifelines.

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Devin from Kingston, jamaica, says his niece is bragging online about living a soft life, scamming tourists.

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But behind the scenes she's broke and depressed.

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Devin, scamming looks sweet until the knock on the door comes.

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I saw plenty of hustlers flex in my day.

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They had cars, chains, clothes, but when the feds came they had nothing left but their shame.

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Tell your niece.

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Soft light built on scams turns into a hard life real quick.

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And here's the thing soft light isn't about luxury bags, it's about peace of mind.

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A sister from Philly wrote us.

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She says Silk, your advice on investments was spot on.

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I left the streets, put money into stocks and I sleep easy.

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Now.

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That's real soft life.

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Security, not looking over your shoulders, just living a peaceful life.

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Devon, give your niece this podcast.

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Let her see she can get peace without risking prison.

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Also, tell her to look at the people posting these soft life pics and reels.

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Ask yourself, why are they always smoking weed, popping pills or drinking?

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In most, not all, cases, it's to numb them from the life they chose.

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Plus, if you were to ask most of the girls making the money, what do they have to show for themselves with all the money they've made?

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Most would tell you, if they were honest.

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They have nothing.

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Their folks have a car, jewelry, jordans and a stack.

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That's why they all twerk online, because their body is all they have and that doesn't belong to them now.

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Now Ananya from Prague says her daughter joined an online modeling agency and cut off the family.

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Ananya found out it's really a pimp ring posing as a talent scout.

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Ananya, let me tell you same scam, different country.

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Back in Kansas City I watched shady men promise fame to young women just to drag them into sex work they never signed up for.

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This is why fathers, mothers, uncles, all of us must keep talking, because predators count on silence.

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We know this podcast helps.

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A girl from Atlanta messaged me saying thank you for helping me.

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I was about to fall for a fake modeling job, but your podcast made me stop and think.

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That's why we do this, ananya.

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Your daughter may be mad now, but your voice is her armor, even if she doesn't realize it yet, I can honestly say that I get roughly hundreds of emails or voicemails a month from women that fell for the okie-doke, maybe some so-called pimp, and now they are trapped and helpless.

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They haven't spoken to their families, in some case years and years.

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Well, they are afraid to even contact their families because of what they've had to do to survive and leave it or not.

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A couple of the girls came from families that had millions.

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They left out of rebellion or coercion.

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Either way, they are worth a million of dollars and choose to sleep in dirty motels and sell their bodies for a cup of noodles and a food truck dinner.

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Because of their actions.

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Finally, marcus from Detroit says his 22-year-old son dropped out of college flexing online about crypto, but still living in Marcus's basement.

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Marcus, ask him straight out If your crypto is so strong, why is my fridge feeding you?

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Marcus, I've seen men flex street money but couldn't pay their mama's light bill.

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Your son doesn't need a reality check.

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He needs to feel the sting of responsibility.

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Sometimes you got to cut off the Wi-Fi and see what he builds without the crutch.

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Last month, a young woman messaged us.

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She said I started following your blog on budgeting.

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Now I've saved enough to move out of my mom's house.

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See the difference.

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Fake flexing keeps you stuck.

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Real strategy gets you free.

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I just want to say this Five of my former wifeys have all taken Silk's advice.

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They are stacking and flipping their bags to save and invest in their futures, but no longer just making money to quickly spend it.

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Before you ask.

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The answer is yes, they are still working the blade, but now they are working it with a goal in mind.

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Before Selp, they had the mentality that they could spend whatever they made last night because they can make it again tonight.

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That's a loser's mentality.

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You'll never get ahead, just like being 19 years old and driving a 2025 Lexus with a big stack of cash on you.

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Hobbes pull you over.

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How do you tell them that you're able to afford all of this, so that they don't confiscate it?

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Message us, we'll let you know what to do and what to say, and all of these motels you use are all under surveillance.

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When you think you're free and clear, your entire world can flip upside down.

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Please, please, be safe and careful.

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Here's this week's shout-outs Shout-out to Tanya in New Orleans for saying our blog helped her open her first boutique, and props to Rena from Manila, who said she left a toxic man after listening to Chyna's advice.

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And big love to everyone rocking the merch Diego in Brazil, fatima in Morocco and Chantal in Toronto.

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You look, fly and you keep us motivated.

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It's the cult poll of the week Cloud fades.

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But consequences.

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Don't.

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Don't sell your future chasing somebody else's highlight reel.

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Ladies, if you think selling lies online is power, you're already losing.

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Real power is sleeping at night knowing nobody owns you, nobody controls you, and your bag is legit and yours only.

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That wraps this week's episode From Filters to Failures.

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Be sure to read the accompanying blog for this episode.

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Also, we upload a lot of blog posts for people that urgently contact us for advice but can't wait until next week's episode for an answer.

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This podcast isn't just talk.

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It's proof Our words have already changed lives.

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If you're ready to better yours, connect with us at letmepullyyourcoatcom.

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Until next time.

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