016 - Eloka Obi is a former college rugby teammate of Thomas' who double majored in statistics and environmental studies with a minor in mathematics. This fall he will begin a MS in Artificial Intelligence.
Thomas and Obi discuss the insincere side of woke whiteness, the importance of personal agency and self-accountability, and Obi disputes the claim that the inequality out outcomes between white people and minorities is due to racism.
Timestamps:
1:30 - Intro & Rugby Reminiscing
5:00 - Obi’s intellectual framework & introduction of today’s topic- pros and cons of woke approach to racial justice
8:00 - Immigrants’ work ethic
10:00 - CRT
13:30 - There are disparate outcomes between minorities and the majority in the US - is that due to racism, or something else? Obi’s Take
20:00 - the golf dilemma
24:30 - the importance of personal agency
29:30 - Is meritocracy in the US racist?
35:00 - how white and black people are portrayed differently in US media & why is that?
38:30 - the dangers of white guilt and how it can be self-serving
40:30 - 3 Things Game
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