What's a realization / eye-opener you've had lately?

[Scuti]

im fukking psychic. 100% serious

 

[Afro]

Look on the bright side brehs, rather you figured this shyt out now than when you're 35 (which could easily happen and DOES happen to a lot of folks). 27 is still very young. If you start thinking "what's the point", you'll look back 10 years from now and kick yourselves in the back for giving up. Some brehs are deep in their 40's still trying to figure this shyt out.

I agree. I've met and continue to meet these types of people. Gives me a reason to not end up like them.

Knowing how to move around white folks w/o compromising your integrity is important. My Dad always told me that and would rant about some of his black employees when I was younger. He would say how "it's hard to help your own when they won't listen to the advice you give 'em" ...."I just let the ignorant ones drown"

Now in the work place I come across those types. I give them the benefit of doubt but if they do dumb shyt then I let 'em be.

I try to be alot more chill with the brehs I meet at work. Haven't met a c00n yet, but this is my first office type job so there is still time.

A lot of people have very surface level understanding of things that they believe and support.

From my women friends, I learned not to give advice out so easily, people love to leave out parts to make themselves look better than they are.

Quality > Quantity, especially in romantic relationships, there are some bummy chicks out here

1000 good things can't outweigh one bad thing, folks ,especially, on social media loved to feed on negative energy and will drag anyone down with them for having different feelings.

A lot of black folks in white dominated spaces(Non-workplace settings) love to try to appeal and just suck up to white folks. We don't really need to, we are the coolest people on earth.

Wow where do I begin.

1. I notice this with males and females. I think I should stop giving advice all together unless some explicitly asks me for my opinion. Even then, I require the entire story.

2. I've learned this so well I stopped dating for the last few years . Building myself up is more important.

3. You try to give someone a few positives, and they will FIXATE on the one negative . Some folks are addicted to the feeling of victimhood.

4.I know a dude that does this. He wonders why I stopped hanging out with him and his "friends". White folks were/are racist as shyt and I wasn't going to put myself there just to "hangout".

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There is no point in having white friends unless they help you move up financially.

Or their girlfriend/boyfriend has that one Black female friend

 

[Michael's Black Son]

The corporate world is no place for Black people. The only way to freedom is owning your own.

I’m immersed in that shyt right now it’s it’s like being in a cartoon where the character is in quicksand but sinking in slow motions.

This environment is an apathy-inducing machine and EVERY aspect of its structure is by design.

 

[Michael's Black Son]

nothing actually matters
i am approaching the point of finally mastering not giving a fukk

Yup.

 

[Gonzo]

This was a depressing read.

 

[Self_Born7]

too much ignorance from my people.. I see it everyday at work, worse part is the ******dom in from of cacs...

 

[Uitomy]

We do not have free will imo because our existence isn't even a choice on our part. Nobody alive or dead asked to be born. Our genes influence so many things in our life. I personally believe that personalities are genetic too.

On another note I think that a huge portion of the population is rude af and selfish. Public transit will show you how selfish and inconsiderate a lot of people are.

I'm actually starting to realize this too. I'm a photographer but I noticed I've been doing the shyt like almost unconsciously since I was a kid, like I just has this insationable need to take pics

Then my grandmother told me my great grandfather was a big time photographer in Jacksonville and so was my grandfather and my other grandmother is highly into it

So I pretty much think genetically my brain must be wired towards this activity, as a kicker it almost feels like an instinct to do it.

 

[FSP]

You get it bruh, it’s been a journey trying to put myself in position to get a decent paying remote gig. Once I get the programming and automation down pat, I’ll be on my way to working from home or wherever I feel like as opposed to being tethered to a cubicle all day at an office

i lucked out with mine. I’m really trying not to look back. Dont ever want to see another 9-5 in my life if I can help it

 

[hostsamurai]

IF you give somebody something or help them get a promotion or whatever, over time their mind will warp itself to find reasons why they attained whatever, solely out of their own merits.