A man has been criticized after revealing his parents have paid his rent for the past seven years because he refuses to accept work that is "beneath" him.
Brint Davy, from Austin, Texas, appeared on an episode of Caleb Hammer's Financial Audit podcast on YouTube in April - which has amassed 1.4 million views as of the time of writing.
During the conversation, the 41-year-old shared that he has no steady job and no savings, and is thousands of dollars in debt after taking out a series of payday loans.
But despite that, Davy has still managed to find spare cash for food, gambling, and subscriptions to the likes of Netflix, Amazon Prime, and OnlyFans.
Watch Davy on Caleb Hammer's Financial Audit below:When the host asked Davy what he does for a living, he made quite an eye-opening statement, sharing: "Too many things. I don't even know really. I'm just hustling every day basically because I have been blacklisted from most jobs.
"I have a criminal background. I told Governor Abbott on Twitter that I would eat his heart and that solicited a big reaction," he continued, revealing that he was then arrested by six agents and spent four days in jail on a terror hold in Travis County.
"It sounds way worse than it was because I'm not a cannibal for one - I don't eat hearts - and the state really wanted to prosecute me," he said. "They were thinking about making it a felony for a while and they just dragged it all out for a year and it took a long time."
Despite that happening in 2018, the incident still affects Davy to this day as it's impacted his ability to get a job, and he is only able to rely on gig work and side jobs for income.
Caleb asked if he felt "embarrassed" about having his parents, who are of retirement age, covering his $1,500 a month rent. Davy responded: "A little bit but I know that they're capable of it."
The host asked about previous jobs Davy's been interviewed for, and wanted him to clarify if he would accept any positions that felt like a "step down".
When Davy confessed he turned down a job at a fast food restaurant, Hammer said: "You’re being a baby," and asked: "Why will you not accept the jobs that you feel are slightly beneath you?"
The unemployed man said he "knows something better is going to come along" which led to the heated argument escalating as the host slammed Davy's "immature" decision to pay for non-essential items while his parents continued to pay his rent.
Many users took Hammer's side and also blasted the man - who previously worked as a journalist - for relying on his parents at his grown age, with one user writing: "The second-hand embarrassment I have for this man is MONUMENTAL."
Another said: "The overwhelming guilt I would feel to have my elderly parents pay for my rent while being unemployed would literally crush me into smithereens."
A third added: "This man is wild! 'I'm not a baby!' but you're parents pay for your home, you're drinking a monster, are obsessed with gas station food, and call yourself 'vindictive' - sounds like a 16-year-old to me." (sic)
A fourth remarked: "The amount of ego it takes for someone without a job to blame it on being overqualified is actually impressive."
The podcast concluded with the host telling Davy that he hopes he makes sacrifices - such as finding a job "beneath" him so that he can get out of this predicament.
"I hope you make a budget, I hope you take care of your mental health because that is everything, I hope you pay this off as quickly as possible and I hope you start contributing to retirement some way," he said.
"I'm nervous for you - just go work a job that you doesn't feel values you for a bit while you look for that career position," Hammer added.
