Black people aren't serious man. Robert F Smith fukkery.

[Dwayne_Taylor]

That's the dumbest, self hating, hot take ever.

A quick Google search says that only 24% of thier graduates are business majors (96 people) so if 80 people show up on average then that sounds like a pretty good turn out. Considering people have real life schedule conflicts.

Why would an "art studies" major or "psychology" major even be those zoom meetings lol ?

Meanwhile this dumbass doesn't even know what the commencement speeh is called

 

[CoryMack]

Definitely, but I can't recall anything on this magnitude.

The things I've passed up were moreso things that were for things that I never had any interest in, field-wise. Like I was going to school for IT so if some bigshot in the health field is offering something I'd be less inclined to hear him out (I know that there's IT jobs in the health field but I'm just using a blanket example.)

Magnitude doesn't really matter, and maybe those young people didn't have any interest in what he was talking about.

It didn't have to be "Robert F. Smith," it could be anyone. It could be Eric, who's also Black, in personnel making $130,000 a year at some company who could hire someone, but we overlook those kinds of opportunities all the time. Why? Because Eric in personnel isn't the big name and doesn't have the big money Robert F. Smith does. If there's one thing that's for sure wrong with Black people it's that we're too caught up in names and perceived wealth. Two people, one a nobody with a moderate net worth and the other, a big name millionaire, could be giving the same message but most of us will ignore the nobody for the big name millionaire.

The cold reality is the percentages of people on those conference calls relative to the entire graduating class is about right. I think someone said the graduating class was around 800 or so, and that about 80 are on those calls every Thursday. That's 10%. And that 10% are the ones with the entrepreneurial mindset who are most likely to go on and start businesses and/or make major moves within their industries. That 10% are the ones who are thinking like that NOW, not 10 or 15 years from now after they've hit the proverbial "glass ceiling."

The rest are just satisfied with a "good job." And that's the majority of people, of all races. Most people just wanna go to work and come home everyday and get a good paycheck on Friday.

 

[Neuromancer]

Them being graduates from Morehouse is proof enough to me they're willing to do the work and the low turn out to me suggests that the people who did go couldn't demonstrate the value to the point where they're inspiring their classmates to come.


I'm not sure why you so badly want those men painted in a negative light. Celebrity/Billionaire worship got you willing to throw some of our best and brightest young men under the bus like that? You think just hearing Robert Smith talk on a Zoom call is gonna open up some magical doors to wealth and access for folks or some goofy shyt like that?

No I think we need all the resources we can get. Don't know why that's so hard to understand.

 

[Higher Tech]

Here you go: Private equity (PE) refers to capital investment made into companies that are not publicly traded. Most PE firms are open to accredited investors or high-net-worth individuals, and successful PE managers can earn over a million dollars a year

-Source (Investopedia)

Ohhh ok, Right on. Thanks

 

[↓R↑LYB]

guarantee everyone in this thread talking down on those kids have passed up similar free opportunities for mentorship, networking, etc.

especially at that age

I’ve never met a billionaire who paid for my college tuition offer mentorship. I’ll ask around on the coli to see if anyone else has.

 

[CreepyMcCreeperson]

This is not surprising for anyone that makes money and is black. It’s more of a cultural educational thing if any.

I could make 500k and work in finance for 25 years and not a single family member will ask me to teach their kids how to get it.

Then we talk about every other group, and wonder why they have things, while we do everything differently. These young men had the opportunity to learn game from a black billionaire.

 

[ReturnOfJudah]

Black people aint shyt, we get it op

 

[CoryMack]

I’ve never met a billionaire who paid for my college tuition offer mentorship. I’ll ask around on the coli to see if anyone else has.

so someone has to do something for you first? whether someone pays your tuition or not has nothing to do with you accepting mentorship and networking opportunities. but you're a prime example of what i was speaking about with the petty thinking. you'd be wasting your own and that man's time.

 

[↓R↑LYB]

so someone has to do something for you first? whether someone pays your tuition or not has nothing to do with you accepting mentorship and networking opportunities. but you're a prime example of what i was speaking about with the petty thinking. you'd be wasting your own and that man's time.

If someone pays off the tuition for my entire graduating class, I’ll accept mentorship.

If someone is a billionaire, I’ll accept mentorship.

I’m not accepting mentorship and networking from anyone who reaches out. That’s how nikkas end up in MLM schemes like Herbalife and WakeupNow

 

[ThrobbingHood]

 

[Richard Glidewell]

I can see it....... every one out of that group want make it........ is what it is....... some folks already had their plan and didn't need the guidance.......... some folks may have gone into an industry doing other things of a different nature....... so pulling above 10 percent of the class though, who are still developing in their careers....... too early to criticize....... if it's a standing offer people will get around to that resource

 

[Uachet]

I don't know why my young Morehouse brothers may be unable or unwilling to make those zoom calls (There can be a myriad of valid and invalid reasons), but it is an opportunity that they are missing out on. Networking and connections are very beneficial, and having a connection like him can open a great many doors. So it is a shame that there are not more of them in the zoom meetings on a regular basis.

Still 40 - 80 is a pretty good amount, considering that is 10-20% of those who have benefitted from his benevolence and wisdom. A lot of times to make an actual difference, you need at least a 10% core of people to have a positive effect. So I still see many good things coming out of his efforts, since he is meeting and sometimes exceeding that requirement.

 

[Tupac in a Business Suit]

Then we talk about every other group, and wonder why they have things, while we do everything differently. These young men had the opportunity to learn game from a black billionaire.

Yeah man. You don’t even have to be interested in PE or LBO to be inspired by his accomplishments. Knowing the odds black men face in this country and across the world, I’d be honored to be in the presence of one who beat the capitalists at their own game.

 

[SagalaMiner]

Let's do some math:

Assumption Number 1: Robert Smith's call is absolutely not useful (unlikely).
Assumption Number 2: The calls last one hour.
Assumption Number 3: All the fresh graduates earn $40/hr (~ 80K/year+, unlikely).
Assumption Number 4: The graduate has to take an hour off work.
Assumption Number 5: Robert F. Smith paid off only $25,000 of student loans for the student.


If they could go back in a time machine, their choices would be-
A) To pay off a 0% loan by themselves in 10 years, they would have to pay just over $200/month or five hours of work per month.
or
B)They can listen to Robert F. Smith for one hour a month and get $200 to save or invest in themselves or whatever they choose.
Which choice makes sense here?

The loans were not at 0%. It would not kill these men to show up just out of respect. These are the same people who will show up for "Getting in touch with your inner spirit" at work to fit in.

 

[SagalaMiner]

That's the dumbest, self hating, hot take ever.

A quick Google search says that only 24% of thier graduates are business majors (96 people) so if 80 people show up on average then that sounds like a pretty good turn out. Considering people have real life schedule conflicts.

Why would an "art studies" major or "psychology" major even be those zoom meetings lol ?

Meanwhile this dumbass doesn't even know what the commencement speeh is called

To inform him about up-and-coming young black artists to invest in, or have one of his his companies participate in a study you are putting up on your LinkedIn page?
Tell folks they can meet athletes and entertainers and no one asks these questions