Garrett Neiman
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It's a deeply sexist and anti-sexist country that it's deeply egalitarian and deeply struggling to be egalitarian. And so, you know, I think that certainly. The movement on racial justice the last several years has been substantial, and I think in some ways maybe more enduring than things like Me Too. But also, it's hard to know what's going to last.
It's a deeply sexist and anti-sexist country that it's deeply egalitarian and deeply struggling to be egalitarian. And so, you know, I think that certainly. The movement on racial justice the last several years has been substantial, and I think in some ways maybe more enduring than things like Me Too. But also, it's hard to know what's going to last.
And, you know, part of why I'm doing the work that I'm doing is with the hope that we can continue to drive some of that progress forward.
And, you know, part of why I'm doing the work that I'm doing is with the hope that we can continue to drive some of that progress forward.
You know, I really try to focus on the system, not on individuals. You know, there's a lot of structural factors, you know, that we live in a very economically segregated society, a very racially segregated society. All of these structural reasons, the way I think about it is, I really try to step away from the notion of good or bad.
You know, I really try to focus on the system, not on individuals. You know, there's a lot of structural factors, you know, that we live in a very economically segregated society, a very racially segregated society. All of these structural reasons, the way I think about it is, I really try to step away from the notion of good or bad.
I think that it's rooted in this deeply held view that you can be a good person or a bad person. I feel like I'm a good person or bad person depending on the day or depending on the moment. What I'm interested in is Instead of, I guess, condemning people as bad, what I'm very interested in is how do we get more people to take more good actions and to be good a higher percentage of the time?
I think that it's rooted in this deeply held view that you can be a good person or a bad person. I feel like I'm a good person or bad person depending on the day or depending on the moment. What I'm interested in is Instead of, I guess, condemning people as bad, what I'm very interested in is how do we get more people to take more good actions and to be good a higher percentage of the time?
And I think anybody can do that if they make the effort.
And I think anybody can do that if they make the effort.
Yeah, I love that question. And I think something that I, a question I spent a lot of time with wealthy folks on in particular is this question of, you know, how much money is enough? It's a tricky question because what I found is millionaires usually say, you know, that, oh, rich is the 1%. You know, and I talked to 1%ers and they say that rich is being a billionaire.
Yeah, I love that question. And I think something that I, a question I spent a lot of time with wealthy folks on in particular is this question of, you know, how much money is enough? It's a tricky question because what I found is millionaires usually say, you know, that, oh, rich is the 1%. You know, and I talked to 1%ers and they say that rich is being a billionaire.
And I talked to billionaires and they say, You know, being rich is Bill Gates. And then if you go on the Gates Foundation website, Bill Gates talks about how he doesn't have as much money as some countries. And so, you know, there's this tendency to, you know, feel like the answer to that question, you know, how much is enough is, you know, always more and more and more.
And I talked to billionaires and they say, You know, being rich is Bill Gates. And then if you go on the Gates Foundation website, Bill Gates talks about how he doesn't have as much money as some countries. And so, you know, there's this tendency to, you know, feel like the answer to that question, you know, how much is enough is, you know, always more and more and more.
I think the reality is that that approach is actually really constraining. I think a lot of folks, part of why they want to become wealthy is to have financial independence, to feel freedom. And you're not necessarily that free if you're spending your whole life chasing the next dollar while...
I think the reality is that that approach is actually really constraining. I think a lot of folks, part of why they want to become wealthy is to have financial independence, to feel freedom. And you're not necessarily that free if you're spending your whole life chasing the next dollar while...
Your marriage is going down the drain, your kids aren't speaking to you, that you're not having an impact in the community and so forth. So what does it look like to really get clear on that question? And I found that an easier version of that question is, do I have enough right now?
Your marriage is going down the drain, your kids aren't speaking to you, that you're not having an impact in the community and so forth. So what does it look like to really get clear on that question? And I found that an easier version of that question is, do I have enough right now?
for folks who have made a good amount of money and feel like they are there, what does it look like to consider the possibility of not accumulating further? And so I was just talking to a wealthy couple a few days ago. They have about $10 million in wealth. I think one of them feels strongly they have enough. The other one is not quite so sure. But the one who does feel sure
for folks who have made a good amount of money and feel like they are there, what does it look like to consider the possibility of not accumulating further? And so I was just talking to a wealthy couple a few days ago. They have about $10 million in wealth. I think one of them feels strongly they have enough. The other one is not quite so sure. But the one who does feel sure