63. "My beef is, using the past as the sole motivation for success. " In response to In response to 0
I don't think success should be measured by how much better you're doing fiscally compared to your elders. Or how much less oppressive society is compared to your elders. Whenever someone speaks on their success and doesn't attribute their motivation around those pivot points, they seem to be bashed for it. That's a problem.
I should be able to consider myself a success and not have to reference or quantify any race-based items as hurdles that I had to overcome. My success shouldn't be measured by that or valued any more or less by those race based metrics.
With that said.....I don't take it wrong when someone offers encouragement or advice to the black diaspora and it downplays the obstacle of racism.
I do firmly believe that racism is perhaps one of the SMALLEST hurdles any black person in America needs to overcome for success.