One Less Myth

There is no evidence that systemic laziness is the root cause for economic struggles in the US

In fact some psychologists contend that laziness isn't really a thing

Let's remember that laziness is not a condition, but a judgment of someone's productivity

A person's value is not rooted in their productivity

Productivity is rooted in many factors, including mental and physical health, and external factors like opportunity, working conditions, racial discrimination

Well this claim is often a dog whistle about race, so it's a reasonable topic to address

Let's break that down

There is no evidence that Black people are less productive than white people. In fact quite the opposite

There are many issues that make it significantly harder for a Black person to achieve the same level of success a White person does

such as red lining

and job discrimination

and unequal education opportunities

and Jim Crow laws

and the resulting generational poverty

and racist drug laws

and institutional racism in policing

and mass incarceration for minor offenses

We're shifting the subject a bit, but let's have a conversation about that anyway