Just cause I say “I’m on my grind” or “I’m hustlin’” doesn’t really mean I am. I’d much rather hear someone else say those things about me than have to say it myself. Cause if you’re truly grindin’ and hustlin, then why you got time to talk to me? Lol…

This whole “make money,” “get paper,” “stack chips” stuff that has TAKEN OVER the mindset of black culture (cause really, one “grinds” to “get money”) irks me to know end. Having money is fly, but not if you’re like a large percentage of NBA players who are broke 5 years after they play. You gotta be smart… and since black folks don’t historically come from money, we’re not always money-smart off top, nor do we usually have money-smart people around us

So while we’re grinding, why don’t we grind away at some textbooks and get a degree…

(I suppose I just went off on a tangent, but it’s at least pseudo-related, no?)

It is so easy to forget that words are powerful and that they have meaning, but that meaning can change and undoubtedly should change in order to fit the context to at least form some logic. Thanks for another meal for thought!