Far right groups are setting fire to hotels and housing and damaging shops. Politicians and the media can openly make racist, Islamophobic and sexist comments, and Black and brown students are reportedly facing rising levels of racism. Yet criticism of Israel in the classroom is what’s being prioritised for punishment.
I think a terrible economy also distorts your ability to dream big. Big dreams start to include a full fridge, a full tank and maybe an apartment in an affluent area. In the midst of the chaos, I’m begging you to remember to dream bigger. I completely forgot to.
Successful Black men are online. They just avoid lifestyle (flex) content. Surgeons discuss medicine, engineers discuss tech. Even the black cofounder of twitch barely talks streaming he focuses on VC/startups.
Confusing lifestyle content with success is part of the problem.