“Black men have a tendency to pigeonhole themselves into the most basic medicore type jobs and be content with just that. That mindset has to change”

[LeaveMyHairLineAlone]

A pic of the liquid cash with her screenname on it

Stay out of this @Wild simp

 

[Wild self]

Stay out of this @Wild simp

Disproving is needed.

 

[Samori Toure]

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What do you think of the state of blk men? Are we performing perfectly fine even though we’re at the bottom?

If they are content with their lives and what they are earning then who the Hell are you to tell them differently? More money doesn't mean more happiness. It could mean more problems.

 

[Redwood]

There's nothing wrong with mediocrity... Except for the term as it's a negative way of saying average. Let me rephrase it.
There's nothing wrong with being average. Most people on the planet are average. It's the average joe that keeps civilisation running, functioning and maintained.

People who look down at the average man need to watch this and learn the lesson


Seriously, why were western cartoons way better during the 1980s, 90s and 2000s!?

Just entertainment overall breh

 

[GreenGhxst]

I think some people realize that with added pay comes added stress

so if you have a niche job that pays well enough to take vacations and have money to buy cool shyt

most folks will be happy

 

[Bubba T]

70k may be above median on a national level, but there is a reason why salaries are different in the midwest than on the east coast. For instance, the buying power of 70k in Boston is ~54k in Chicago.

You also have to remember that you pay bills with take home pay, not gross income. Roughly speaking, 70k in Boston for a single person with no other deductions taken outside of taxes is ~50k. Of course this isn't realistic because many people are going to have health insurance ($60-100), dental insurance ($10-20), and 401k contributions (average of 5% of gross pay), so that 50k turns into ~47k, or $3,900 a month. Median rent for a 1 bedroom in Boston is north of $2,500, so unless you live with roommates, you probably have a place a fair distance away. If we were generous and say rent is $1,500 for a place nearby in Quincy, you are now down to about $2,400 to live on. What about having a car? Food? Clothes? Entertainment?

It's not just about "budgeting better". A lot of people will make the sacrifice if it ends up being better for them in the long run, but when someone said 70k "isn't much" in a place like Boston, you have to think about why they are saying this.

 

[Illuminatos]

Pointless conversation to have online. The average salary in Boston is $80k (continuously increasing), that’s not including the inherent wealth from non-black folks, opportunities missed out due to racism. $80k/annually isn’t enough for a black man with at least 15 years of experience.
The goal is to earn more (even better if one can do that while working less).

The money management BS talking is exactly what conservatives says when we people demand more.

A lot of negative-conditioning in this thread:
Average is good enough.
$xx,000 is enough for ____.
_ is average, so _ is sufficient.
It’s enough, manage your money better.

Like I said no different than body positivity, participation trophy rhetoric.

It keeps people at a subservient state, working till they die, not aspiring for more/easier.

Truth be told some of those individual contributor roles at a corporate level pay more, while working less.

These nikkas got their company-man, conservative talking points on deck smh

Breh these bare minimum nikkas in here disgust me man. Someone even dropped that “even millionaires happy” bullshyt argument. fukk outta here.

 

[Illuminatos]

The main ones downing that man probably don't even have $1,000 liquid let alone $10,000, I have more than that in cash btw incase someone comes in and tries to call me broke.

This sounds like you’re projecting.

 

[DonB90]

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What do you think of the state of blk men? Are we performing perfectly fine even though we’re at the bottom?

If they are content with their lives and what they are earning then who the Hell are you to tell them differently? More money doesn't mean more happiness. It could mean more problems.

We make less than any other ethnic group of men in America. Its high key embarrassing. Just telling it as it is.

 

[ISO]

Some black boys are traumatized by the school system which is why they don’t seek higher learning even with a good GPA

 

[Blessings]

That's there, but a lot of brehs have this mentality based on frugality and thinking most people are excessive.

I think there's a degree of truth. Coming up I didn't understand the money men my age would spend on wardrobe. Now, I do in fact "understand", but I don't believe I'm in position to responsibly participate.

I think there's too many German cars on the streets and highways where I am. I know how people are getting in them, but I also know if they missed 2 months of work they'd be shytting bricks.

I made 6 figures last year and staying at home, I could've shot for a new 540 (my credit was bad so likely not), but I did a 2 year old Honda truck. Instead of jumping out the crib, I stayed. Glad I did because in 2023 the workload has been cut half for me vs 2022 so I didn't put 2-2.5K over my head while scraping 60K.

All that is to say I get living within your means. But after a certain point, if you're practicing a certain degree of frugality, or a certain length of time doing it, you don't make enough. The American average falls right in line with financial struggle. Saying you're just above financial struggle means baseline survival.

Just discouraging low-aspiration ass nikkas. They're the ones with limited scope that teach our kids to "play it safe", and reward bare-minimum passing marks. I'm grateful to be raised where doing just enough isn't enough.

 

[Wild self]

Its True

I said time and again that if America doesnt embrace the likes of the Scandinavian education system while ditching militarized standardized testing cold turkey, we will be left behind.

The education system is outdated and needs to be purged. Its no coincidence that Gen Z kids understood that, and now take matters on their own hands while doing school shootings, provoked by out-of-touch teachers.

 

[Samori Toure]

We make less than any other ethnic group of men in America. Its high key embarrassing. Just telling it as it is.

What is high key embarrassing is that guys running with your narrative are ignoring the fact that we are the only group that literally needed laws and courts cases implemented to help us even get a semblance of fairness in this society. It is no mystery why we are the lowest paid.

Since guys like you continually think that we are underacheivers then why don't you become an overachiever billionaire who creates a whole new industry and then you bring us all along and show us how it is done. What's wrong? You can't do that? White people, Asian people and other groups do it all the time and bring along their folks. Then you should be able to do it to according to your logic.

 

[CreepyMcCreeperson]

I think Black Americans need to focus completely on cornering highly skilled and specialized fields. That’s the path to top, in my opinion.

We need to push some of these young boys into the trades. Plumbers, electricians, and city and state workers make good money. But people look down on those jobs, because they aren’t flashy.

 

[vino]

We need to push some of these young boys into the trades. Plumbers, electricians, and city and state workers make good money. But people look down on those jobs, because they aren’t flashy.

Yeah, but specialized fields give you leverage and power. I’m talking specialized in stem. I agree with what you’re saying about that but I think that should just be something that all Black Americans knew how to do. As far as gaining power, cornering highly skilled fields is key to power and leverage.