A poorer black friend of mine, let’s call him “M”, with friends in O-Block (a dangerous south suburb/flat complex), recently described some interesting concepts to me.
- Poor people suffer orders of magnitudes more than wealthy people.
- Most wealthy people operate on autopilot and lead far more stable and peaceful lives than very poor people.
- The world is an unfair place.
- White people love saying slurs for some strange reason (Extreme entitlement, lack of introspection)
- American individualism is bad for the collective, good for the individual, and explains the phenomenon of entitled social interactions like “Karens” (example)
- Racism is a learned behavior and can be inherited
An example: When you grow up with a $500,000 inheritance in the suburbs, and your father watches Fox news and makes fun of the “retarded protestors” that are angry about how George Floyd was murdered, you might think it’s hilarious and learn that it’s a form of humor.