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Higher Learning with Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay

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Navigating Socio-Economic Challenges and Community Priorities

This chapter explores the relationship between socio-economic status and the pursuit of success for marginalized groups, emphasizing the necessity of appealing to mainstream markets. It highlights the importance of recognizing systemic issues and identifies problem-solving as a critical step toward progress, before shifting to lighter themes.

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Speaker 1
And by the way, that's not them being dominant. That doesn't mean that they're stupid. What that means is that there's a set of priorities that they have. And that set of priorities is making it out of this fucking place. Right. And the way that you make it out of this place is through money and through, uh, getting to a place to where white kids in middle America want to buy the stuff that you're selling. And so when somebody has done that, there are no, there are a God to you now. They are the example. They are the person. Doesn't matter what their politic is. Doesn't matter how they see the world. It matters that America couldn't kill them. And so I can't come to you and ask you to get your lesson or understand. And I would have to do it to that person. So I don't know. We went on a long tangent and I did, but it's a real issue. And it's something that has to be figured out in the next two or three years.
Speaker 2
I don't disagree with you. I don't disagree. I
Speaker 1
don't.
Speaker 2
I don't. I get it. I get it. You're not wrong. And I think, and I'll say this, this is the last thing. I think sometimes, you know, obviously I'm not that person. You know, I think that there's, I don't want to say I'm not connected, but I, but like the way you broke it down and the way it's like, I'll just say that. I understand. I understand. I understand. I understand.
Speaker 4
I see what you're saying. Look, I'll
Speaker 1
just be honest with you. Like they need to invest some money into this. I'm not saying I need the money. I'm not saying that at all. Like I said, I'm doing fine. Look at my daddy's roof right there. But if they need to figure this out. Well,
Speaker 4
first they have to see
Speaker 2
it. They have to see it first. Right? Even I, the way they started off this conversation, I didn't see it like that. They have to see it first. You got to identify the problem to be able to address it. And
Speaker 4
by the way, as in with everything else
Speaker 1
on this podcast, I definitely have COVID brain. But with everything else on this podcast, I could be wrong. There's
Speaker 2
a disconnect. I mean, it's obvious in this past election. There's a disconnect. Now, I don't know if, and I asked you this question and you kind of agreed. I don't know if the audience you're talking about is big enough, sways the vote that much of a direction, but it doesn't mean that they should be left behind either. And it doesn't mean that we should neglect it. So your point. Every idea starts with a problem. Warby Parker's was simple. Glasses are too expensive. So they set out to change that. By designing glasses in-house and selling directly to customers, they're able to offer prescription eyewear that's expertly crafted and unexpectedly affordable. Warby Parker glasses are made from premium materials like impact-resistant polycarbonate and custom acetate. And they start at just $95, including prescription lenses. Get glasses made from the good stuff. Stop by a Warby Parker store near you.
Speaker 3
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Speaker 3
Yeah.

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