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No matter who's son he is, or how privileged he is, a little kid wanting to reduce plastic waste and wanting to honestly help the world just shows that he's a kind guy. Cringe is cringe but appreciate him when due.

His mom and dad did him no favors. Will is an egomaniac and his mom is delusional.

The bond between siblings with messed up parents can be so strong. You get that sense with Jaden and Willow Smith. They got each other’s back. Even when no one else does. Especially when no one else does.

The dude has his heart in the right place regardless of where his head is at the time. I had no idea he was into so many humanitarian projects. Respect.

Jaden Smith’s failure of a career is not his fault. His dad insisted that he could make him a movie star despite no indication that he wanted to be. Audiences don’t like it when you shove an actor down their throats, demanding that you like them

If you have ever listened to his parents speak about parenting, you can understand how that kid became screwed up

That video at the begining is an example of not having the young mind of truly being care free enough to understand why other kids acted that way but also too immature to understand the enlightenment that he thought he had was ignorance of a piece of life he'll never get to experience.

You did a nice job portraying the kids' good side in the end of the video. Kudos.

Jaden Smith is perfect example of what the wrong learned behaviours can lead to.

Jaden has aged out of a lot of his cringey shit. He is still out of touch to a degree, but honestly for having the parents he does, he has managed to turn out alright. I mean can you imagine having Will and Jada as your parents? Those two are lunatics.

He is not a narcissist, narcissists have a very different "emotional world" and way to react to situations. He clearly has empathy. People who can't see this/ say he thinks he's better than others, are not very familiar with him, his interviews or even public interactions with his peers & other people. Not to mention narcissism is often confused for avoidant attachment style (this one can be a result of narcissistic abuse and having narcissistic parents)

Man, thabks for humanising the dude. Its very easy to criticize. It aint easy growing up in an all adult environment. Respect.

I honestly feel sorry for him. Growing up, his parents didn't see him as a child; they saw him as a potential franchise.

we all had our cringe phase when we were kids and we weren't made fun of by literal grown-ups

It's too bad that this society loves to hate. In the bits shown in this video you can appreciate how intelligent this young man is. He was privileged to have an exceptional education which most of us will never get a chance to have. People need to stop being so full of poison and let others do as they please without all the negativity. I hope Jayden keeps doing great things in his future.

Scientology warped his brain too!

Kid doesnt actually seem that screwed up. Just had to go trough some rough times. Hes got plenty of time to learn and mature still.

Jaden Smith is what happens when you overly financially support and tell your child they are an absolute genius for every single thing they say or do. Instead of being real with them.

Teenagers thinking they're acting like adults is the most teenager thing to do ever.

To be honest he seems like a nice kid who doesn't just think of himself.

He isn't exactly wrong about some of his points, it is more that he has no clue what it is like for the rest of the world to live as someone who grew up in the lap of luxury and led a very sheltered life. He is a modern day Marie Antoinette.

It's sad honestly. Will Smiths' father walked out on him, so he tried to do his best for his own son - give him attention, freedom, career, everything. And it backfired spectacularly.

Grown arse folks trolling and hating online doesn't automatically mean that someone is a failure, social media just provides an easy anonymous outlet for frustrated people who didn't have a voice before. Yesterday's nerds are today's bullies.

I appreciate how respectful you are to the artists on all of your videos.

I feel bad for Jaden because he's a prime example of the problems that come from being the golden child. When he finally started growing up and got a taste of the real world, away from his parent's unconditional, yet irrational praise, it hit him and it hit hard. He's basically learning how to be his own person and make his own mistakes or success instead of having his parents hold his hand the whole time.

Now I feel bad for the kid . Growing up with Will Smith as your dad must've been rough in a different way

I worked for about a year and a half as a contractor at Albany Resort in Nassau, The Bahamas. Will is an investor to the place and he and his family would frequent there. Many of the staff told me that Will is nice, but Jaden, his sister, and their friends are complete entitled jerks and would cause problems for the staff.

Will just THOUGHT "After Earth" was his biggest failure. Then he slapped Chris Rock!!! Lol

Just want to say that my husband and I watched “After Earth” many years ago and we still have inside jokes about this movie… it was so terrible… “Take a knee” 🥴😩

Any kid who grows up in Scientology, deserves our sympathy.

Compared himself to Galileo. Lol

Lol...The "correlation of people that go to school and people that go to prison"...he learnt "correlation" that week and wanted to use the word...

tbf jaiden ain’t that bad. A lot of the shit he gets is when he was 14. We all cringe at ourselves when we was 14 so idk why people care so much

Will's daughter Willow expressed similar sentiments on The Red Table Talk. She made her song whip my hair at 10 years old for fun and wasnt really trying to make a career out of it but said she understands that her parents were trying to give them the financial stability that they didnt grow up with.

I'm glad that I never watched a movie that he acted on. I felt like Will Smith was forcing me to see how cool his son is. No, thank you!

I don’t know we could probably live without the influence of Galileo but Jaden Smith the World would stop. Lol

A lot of these "failed child stars" aren't failures. They're just kids being kids who do some dumb stuff sometimes, except they have a camera shoved in their face 24/7. Has Jaden said some cringey stuff? Yes. Is he pretentious? Absolutely. But does he deserve the amount of hate he has gotten? Not at all. Had he been born under more normal circumstances, he'd just be some cringey kid at worse. It's a shame how his parents ruined him.

if i had a twitter at 14 i would’ve said some cringe ass shit too, i even regret my some of my insta posts just one year ago at 17. i couldn’t imagine what it’s like to have a full on audience as young as he has. let him grow and learn! the same goes to all the other child celebrities out there.

Beautifully presented. You have given a full-range view of tormented yet worthy youth - and I for one respect him much more highly after watching. KUDOS to you and your team. 🎉❤🙏

honestly I can relate, I have been a dumb kid and said a lot of dumb stuff, if someone gave me a megaphone and told me to shout it to the world I would have probably also said some stupid shit. If you add to that being a sheltered and pretty much home-schooled rich kid then I honestly can't blame him for his "I'm a genius" personality, most kids learn that they aren't always right when they're confronted by people that don't really care about making you feel validated, I guess that's at least a part of what he missed growing up. If I have to be completely honest: it's kind of a miracle that he's not worse than this, he kinda turned his life around considering many hyper-famous child-actors ended up in really bad spots.

We're all guilty for easily laughing at him for having the most 'out of touch' takes for his age...but props to the guy for pursuing a goal that serves to help the less fortunate. And that's never a 'Fail' in my book. He's a bit weird, but he's a good kid with a gentle soul, and his heart's in the right place. And that's all that matters.

I still feel so bad for Jaden and how the world treated him after the After Earth movie but having a cringe phase right after on social media didn't help

He was definitely "home-schooled"..."than I were" is completely bulltrash grammar and nonsensical. 00:07 The same can be said for parents who expose their kids to R rated films at grade school age. Too much confusing sex, profanity, and violence can warp and numb a child's sensibilities.

The way jaden is complaining about his father shows you how spoilt he is .

I love that Patric's criticism always climaxes with empathy and cheer toward the end. Humans are complex, we aren't meant to be perfect. And with our vices, we're still capable of greatness and positive impact. And we still deserve compassion.

Will’s problem is he didn’t just want his kids to be successful, he wanted them to be THE BEST. He admitted when his daughter’s Hair song became a hit, he just took over, planning dolls with her likeness, merchandise, on and on, until it came to a head and she told him she didn’t want all that, which he had a hard time understanding because it’s so different from him. Maybe he changed, but they still would’ve gotten the message that unless they were willing to be the very best, it really wasn’t acceptable.

Jaden Smith sneezes; Jaden Smith says: Dad Bless me.

They must be shocked on what failure is the world talking about. To these people, money is what defines success

Are his tweets cringe? Yeah. But he was 14. We were ALL cringe at 14. The difference is, he was raised to believe he was ****super special x1000**** whereas most of us were insecure at that age, AND he was making his cringe 14 year old thoughts publicly, with a large audience (whereas most of us maybe have a handful of friends). He's probably going to be very embarrassed about it when he gets older.

I don't feel sorry for Jaden's circumstances whatsoever, but it is horrific that grown adults would bully a child, no matter how cringe

he genuinely means well and that's all that really matters

Most people in prison went to public schools. That's not a shocking statement. Most people have gone to public school. That doesn't show correlation either. If he'd gone to public school, he might understand that.

Everyone has a cringe phase. I never really got why he was so hated he seems pretty solid to me. Just a kid growing up

I had no idea people hated Jaden that much because of a movie flop. I never seen After Earth bc my intuition told me it would be bad, but Karate Kid and Pursuit of Happyness was lit. Not to mention, his music is really good. People are really cruel out here if a bad movie is why they hate him. Nobody should be hated for Failing at something. It's life and people should get a grip.

Dude's like a stereotypical "star" child of a "star". Nothing is saw here was a surprise and everything seems normal. xD

He’s very blessed to have parents that are supportive financially, however his parents probably was not emotionally there for Jaden. When he said he would be at business meeting with both of his parents, in my opinion, he wasn’t able to be a child. He grew up too fast.

He’s still so young, I’m 28 almost 29 and I can see how much I matured mentally after 25. I always felt he was given the short straw out of the nepo babies, he ain’t the worse. I think getting away from will and jada might give him a better perspective. Like patrick said in the video, we were all cringy little children thinking we understood the world but he was born into a very different lifestyle than most…I’m not here for any cult stuff so I hope he’s not involved with that controlling and scary side of Hollywood.

It’s hard to blame him for how he turned out with the lifestyle he had coming out the womb. I’d like to think I’d still be a grounded and likable person, but who knows..I grew up poor lol.

When i go out with my friends after a long week of work we only talk about economics. The second someone tries to steer the topic to something more light hearted they are immediately shunned. One day i accidentally asked them how there day was instead of how do we maintain low unemployment while reducing inflationary pressures on the economy and have been friendless since. I understand though

Being a woke kid in Hollywood considering his parents was inevitable

Dude like omg, can we talk about the political and economic state of the world rn?

I really love this take on Jaden Smith. He's been clowned by the internet for as long as I can remember but you put it into the lens of a child discovering their own individuality in the dead center of the public eye and suddenly it all tracks perfectly. God, I can see myself doing the same exact shit, if not worse, if I was given that kind of platform and influence at that age. Matter of fact, this video makes it almost seem impressive how Jaden turned out given how hard Will was inadvertently trying to give him the biggest child-star ego in the stratosphere. Seemed like After Earth made him realize he needed to break away from his father, obviously that would be difficult to impossible given his father is so influential to him (and also his biggest potential sponsor) but it seems like he really tried to embrace his own path.

What a moment of self unawareness. “Ugh can we please talk about the stair of world politics or environmental issues..?!” My cousin has a cousin on her side of the family that reminds me of exactly this, completely self unaware and coming of so cringeworthy that second hand embarrassment is felt ‘round the room. It was a gross feeling.

He’s a good kid, all things considered. Hope he continues to use his position to help those who can’t help themselves.

This made me feel differently about Jaden. It really sounds like he’s genuinely a good person and wants to do good in the world

I never understood the huge amount of hate for him. I laughed at him for being cringe like everyone did, but the hate always seemed really excessive. Especially after this. Even since he was a kid, all of his original ideas seem to be centered around sustainability and being environmentally friendly. Now hearing that he extends that to the homeless and is trying to come up with solutions for water scarcity makes me respect him and question the hate all the more. Seems like a genuinely good hearted kid.

He is not "hated by everyone on the internet", why would people be so petty as to "hate" a young man they don't even know personally. I think most people probably just don't care but that doesn't mean they're negative towards him.

Will Smith said "I was stupid when I was 14 but I was stupid in my room not in front of the whole world" lol

Jaden isn't a bad kid. I can't imagine growing up in the spotlight like that. If you read about the son of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz he went through a lot of the same stuff as Jaden, he suffered a lot for it.

Never stop explaining big words😅 it gives a great touch to the story 🙏🏾

Great video as always Patrick! I admire that despite being a nepotism baby Jaden wants to make the world a better place with access to clean water and providing food for the homeless. Hopefully he can keep things up with his music career and not always be in his dad’s shadow.

How could Jaden Smith hatred be real, if our eyes aren't real?

He seems like a normal kid with a unique upbringing.

dude, the people who started Wework did the same thing: not even THE MOST prestigious private elementary schools were 'good enough' for their offspring - going to school as a PEER to the rest of the community is _imperative_ for ppl like that. school does the absolute OPPOSITE of 'brainwashing', he is 100% CORRECT that it's wrong to have a privatized prison system where the owning class profits from recidivism. but instead of blaming _the profit motive,_ he frames it as a 'public-school-to-prison pipeline' !! like he doesn't understand the difference between correlation and causation!! im embarrassed for him. logic is philosophy 098... like, you wouldn't even GET college credit for attending, it's foundational learning that you _missed._

I’m watching this carefully, and thru the years, Jaden’s innocent look of consternation evolves into a permanent look of deep sadness. It looks like it was starting around the time of the Karate Kid. His reaction to the bullies looked like he was scared-and shows that his social skills with kids his own age were not present. It’s a sad story.

I feel bad for the poor kid. He's just trying to find his way, as we all did but his immaturity is out for the world to see. Whereas most of us could say dumb things and nobody remembered them because there wasn't any internet or social media at the time. You go, Jaden. Do you the way you want to and don't let anyone give you grief for it.

To be an idiot and told daily that you are a genius sounds pretty normal. To be an idiot while being told daily you are a genius with parents that he has and the life that was handed to him sounds horrible. They just allowed him to be on the internet regularly with unfettered access showing the world how idiotic he truly is. Parents protect their child from this kind of crap and his failed horribly. That's how he became who he is.

A relationship between a father and son should never be broken

I feel sorry for him, it shows you that money can’t buy a loving relationship.

I can kinda relate to the first clip. I grew up as the oldest of my siblings and I was always around adults in the family. I ended up more mature than most people my age, because of that, being used as a babysitter for my siblings, and abuses I suffered that took any innocence I had and made me have to grow up faster. I didn't have a childhood at all, which stunted me more as an adult, I had no idea who I really was for most of my 20s.

Bro sold water in a tetra-pak bottle- something made from carboard, plastic, and aluminium sandwiched together. So, he decided to save the planet by using recycled materials to create something that can't be recycled.

I can relate to the intro, both my parents run a small buisness, problems and fires to put out on and of as long as I can remember. Since I helped out so much I drifted a bit of what kids in my age were occupied with. Later in life I realise how much social training I have missed out, that hit you back later in life. Also all time working on others buisnes made no space to develop a deeper own character. Its not allways easy to be born with succesfull and bizzy parents, that say do what you wish, but help out.

Man, I feel sorry for the kid. No matter the money he was born into, no kid deserves to be let down by their parents... Edit: There are many braindead people in the replies who were never abused by their parents thinking they know everything and I will not be wasting time replying to any of them. It doesn't matter if the kid in question is someone you don't like, or if it is someone who was born rich and well-off. Learn to have some empathy, no matter who it is...

That clip of Jaden Smith is such a freaking meme that just shows how out of touch the children of celebrities can be with their normal, everyday peers.

Life is an attitude. Sometimes it works out fine. Sometimes it sucks. You are who you are.

Cool Tape 3 is fantastic from beginning to end.

Jayden wasn't around just adults, he was around rich and snobby adults who think their farts don't stink. I grew up around adults too but I still stayed within a kid's place. All my gen talked about was cartoons, tv shows, videogames, and sports. But yeah, I knew Will Smith set his son up for failure once he took him away from Jackie Chan after doing that Karate Kid remake which could've been Jayden's thing but the Fresh Prince don't like when his kids shine brighter than him or have potential to. I used to dislike Will for not being in charge of his family now I dislike him for being a horrible person in general so it isn't just his wife.

jaden isnt the only rich kid in america but hes one of few to accomplish musical feats, fashion feats, environmental feats while helping out his community. hating on a kid for tweets as a 15 year is just weird. hes good.

Listen guys, I’m 27 and a college student and I am not nearly as successful as this kid is in environmental cleanup. Mad respect.

This is why kids shouldn't be public dominion posting their ideas and thoughts. We all were batshit stupid in this age and I want to see the adult who says he didn't speak nonsense in that age. The most important lesson Will could have given him would have been to be silent publicly. That is the actual mistake, not a random film fail - that happens all the time and is almost impossible to predict.

We've all witnessed what happened to Michael Jackson so there is no excuse for a parents depriving a child of a childhood. It just never ends well. Case and point.

I respect him for trying to find himself on his terms instead of letting his parents spoil and manipulate his future

still got it waay easier than soo many kids, he should be more greatful for life itself, im not so sure about his personal life but he could just go away, travel, see the world and not worry about starving on the street with serious health conditions as a teen while everyone says you have it easy and you did it to yourself, im not minimizing his struggles and i respect hes trying to make a differance in his own way but hopefuly he realizes putting so much on his life and not trying to bring focus on real social issues like suicide, homelessness and fatherlessness/no family you can trust.

I wonder how he feels knowing diddy packed his pops in the back.

jaden is a typical early-educated kid who is also rich and beautiful. he strikes me as on the spectrum also, but its hard to tell if the flat affect is just from lack of socialization during early childhood. if this state of being isnt heavily augmented with lessons on how to interact with people with humility and respect for their differences equally early on, it creates these kinds of situations. ive been in a semi-comparable position (not rich or famous though) and so much emphasis was placed on rewarding me for Thinking and Learning and then showing off what i had thought about and learned etc that it was always really surprising to me when other kids couldn't understand what i was saying and were annoyed by my lectures and supercilious mannerisms. and adults were constantly reinforcing me being annoying to my peers y complimenting me on being "smart" and "polite" so i was constantly getting mixed messages. kids in that situation will always choose the admiration of their parents and other adults over "dumbing themselves down" to get along better with other kids, which is obvious from a human development perspective: the people who gave birth to you, feed you and clothe you are a lot more important to keep on their good side than the other 10 year olds. his situation is completely understandable from this perspective. the other kids arent dumb, but it takes a long ass time to learn this when youre constantly being told how great it is that youre Not Like the Other Girls. my parents really tried to teach me to act more sociably but it took a long LONG time for me to get adequate skill in just acting normal, not stuck up, and not abrasive to people. im still working hard on myself but kids' brains, even teenagers, have neurological differences that make this kind of work on your own ego really hard. i suspect jaden will change a lot as a full, not young adult (in his 30s-40s when personality tends to stabilize and the "sense of self" is really understood by the person) and look back on this stuff with embarrassment. i hope so anyway. i dont see a narcissist or a malevolent person when i look at his bad interviews and stupid tweets, hes just learning relatively late in life that the Gifted Kid routine only entertains your own parents and whichever adults are around and appreciate a precocious, shirley temple-like repertoire. other kids see immediately that youre untrustworthy because youve aligned yourself too closely with the Enemy, which is to say, adults in positions of authority.

That kid is up to his eyeballs in complex trauma. I feel bad for him. I can tell he wants to do some good in the world but he needs a therapist.

Will Smith flies around in a luxury private jet, but sure, "Just Water" is the real cure.

the rebuild of karate kid will always be one of my favorite movies the memories will always carry it

dude was spot on 17:24.... a normal person would be hated by a few people, a whole family, maybe even the whole school... but someone as young as Jaden at the time was hated by the world, mostly by people who don't even know him personally...no matter who his parents were....imagine what that did to him mentally.