Most old nikkas have accepted death. Avoid their defeated advice. Black elders are finished

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:what: I don't know how old you are but it ain't like our parents and grandparents generally came from a position of privilege ya ingrate.

To be fair, there are plenty of black parents who do end up making something of themselves and then when it's time for their children to go out into the world, their response is, "ain't nobody help me!" Having the means to give your children a head start and not doing so is a huge hurdle that rarely gets mentioned.
 

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I love DrX threads because within them, there usually is a nugget for some really interesting conversation. The problem is, realism can be mistaken for pessimism and quite frankly people probably feel like you're depressing them.

I used to tell friends of mine to watch shows like MEN OF A CERTAIN AGE (TNT) or MARRIED (FX), when they were on, but ultimately they just refused to watch because deep down they found that the escapism was lacking. It was too real and a mirror was being hung in front of their faces as to what their life would become. The best they could hope for is to remember the times of success from their youth. That's scary to a person who once had "dreams."

When I was in Chicago, back in June, every restaurant I went to Downtown, had young black people working and they all just looked so hurt. Nothing but white folks in line ordering heart-attack inducing hot dogs or italian beef, for the most part. I started to empathize because, I was doing those shytty jobs when I was in college, over a decade ago, but I am not so far removed that I couldn't easily be right back there with them, unless I continue the sacrifice I have undergone to improve my life.

The one thing I can say about this particular topic, is that older black men who haven't achieved anything, are more than likely already depressed. So why would you want to accept nuggets of wisdom from someone who has a defeatist attitude already. It's not even a crab mentality, so much as it is, they never tasted success, so they have no frame of reference.

It's sad, but Frank Sinatra said it best... that's life.
good reply
 

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I too never had parents that could teach me about stocks, geo politics, and so forth, but the one thing they gave me is a great childhood i wish i could go back to. I dont fault them or anybody else, because i'm accountable for my own destiny.

nikka you need to stop bytching about "if I had better-off parents" and make your own way in this world. Plenty people have come from worse and are wealthy.
Im so sick of these arm-chair experts and revolutionaries on here or social media getting on their soapbox and talkin all this pie in the sky bullshyt about what trajectory we should be on as a people. You aint even squared away your own issues trying to kick that righteous shyt like you the wise hood sage.

I've felt like you at various points, but the difference is I never internalized it nor did I voice my misguided thoughts around others. I Shook it off, nutted the fukk up and handled mines because I knew all that negative defeatist talk was low self esteem brought on by whatever I was going through at those times. I'd suggest you do the same. You aint the first or last nikka to feel the way you do, But your arrogance and need to play the moral high ground makes you insufferable.

Good intentions tinged with bitterness and frustrations.
It'll get better my dude.


Not every thing in this is meant for you X but still....
I agree with alot of your shyt but I see your posts and think about how I use to be and how I might have come off as an arrogant pessimist IRL. Yes,being a realist is practical, and sound. But part of getting through life sometimes requires bullshytting yourself and others just so you dont have such an emotional burden to carry. This is where changing your perception comes into play.
 
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@DrX droppin' that heat.

Most of our parents did fail us.

Left us with absolutely nothing to build on. Black kids always have to start from scratch.

I remember when I graduated from college. Some of my classmates were getting homes handed to them. $10k+ handed to them to get started. Dad, mom, uncles, etc. putting them on at nice gigs.

Most Black grads will never get that type of shyt.

home ownership or at least a insurance policy will go a long way

old cac dies his son gets his house worth like 400k mortgage free and like a 500k insurance policy

old black man dies, family gotta fred sanford his funeral pick up a donation at church on sunday and move his stuff out of his apartment before the 31st
 

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home ownership or at least a insurance policy will go a long way

old cac dies his son gets his house worth like 400k mortgage free and like a 500k insurance policy

old black man dies, family gotta fred sanford his funeral pick up a donation at church on sunday and move his stuff out of his apartment before the 31st

Bingo.

Black kids usually have to start from scratch. Non-Black kids typically have a greater foundation to build on.

I know most of our parents aren't wealthy and don't have a lot of assets to pass down. We all know the reasons why.

But, on the flipside, there are small things our elders could have done that would have setup our generation up for success. They didn't do those things.
 

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i dont know what "old nikkas" you know or hang around with... b.u.t. I soak up all the knowledge from my family elders, and random elders i spark up convo with.
I was in Little 5 points in the ATL, not long ago.... me and this brother, must have chopped it up for a couple hours..
 

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Old non black "elders" are talking to younger non blacks about their BUSINESSES and investments (you nikkas are naive if you think otherwise, i went to a mostly white & asian private school), while most black "elders" are talking to younger blacks about bytches they fukked "back in the day", clothes they wore and how drunk/high they got. Most old nikkas can't talk about what they built because they didn't build anything, they were all about feeling good, not passing something down to black people. It's the truth
 
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