Prospering From Ignorance

The way society is rigged, take advantage of people's ignorance, and you'll prosper beyond your wildest dreams 💯😓

— SelfMadeBluntz (@iDespiseJobz) November 17, 2014

This tweet caught my eye because it's on target. If someone's ignorant, all you have to do is cater to their ignorance and you can go higher than you ever dreamed. I'm not talking about ignorance as in not knowing, I mean general ignorance. You know better, but you choose not to do better; that's what I mean by ignorance. Watching RHOA (Real Housewives Of Atlanta) and Love & Hip Hop has me thoroughly convinced of that. Everywhere you turn, someone has a so-called "reality show". Most of these reality shows are nothing more than regulars trying to get their break in the entertainment industry. I'm not knocking anyone's dream, I'm proud of those who are stepping out on faith and trying to make it in the business. If you're going to prosper, prosper for the right reasons. Prosper because of your ability, not your ratchet mentality. It seems like it's easier to be ratchet and make $$$, than to have talent and make it the right way.

Why would you need talent to be ratchet? You don't. All you have to do is act like a fool, and networks will come beating down your door to give you your own reality show. If it's that easy to prosper from people's ignorance, maybe I need to jump on that cash cow. Then again, I couldn't sleep good knowing I'm profiting off someone's ignorance; that's not me, and it never will be. I've been raised right, so I care more about my good name than profiting off someone's ignorance. As I look around, all I can do is shake my head. It's not so much people profitting off ignorance, it's the ignorant who don't realize they're being used for financial gain. A little research and asking the right questions is all it takes to prevent yourself from being taken. I guess I shouldn't be too upset, because the way society is rigged, it's not difficult to prosper off someone's ignorance. If you can twerk, be ratchet and act loud, you're an instant star.