![]() I am here to comment on your personal share of your journey with your community. I recently attended your SuperCrowd22 event. ![]() I mean, he was wearing this like sparkly blazer, and he said-and he said to them, you know, basically, you guys don't let me sparkle, and my sparkle makes you uncomfortable.Previously, I had only heard your name through crowdfunding circles. You have a chip on your shoulder, and you are operating with a sense of identity politics that is oppressive to, you know, young people who just want to be free and who want to sparkle, essentially. And he said, specifically, you know, I think, you know, you guys have had it so hard as Black men coming up in your respective industries, wherever that was, whether it's London or San Francisco or New York or wherever, Louisiana. They just talked from their perspective, and they were willing to challenge folks like Marc and David at the table, who they said, you know, historically, they haven't had the best-you know, they've had kind of a tenuous relationship with people-with Black men of that generation. ![]() He-we saw him talk with Brett, who is amazing, one of our younger kind of Gen Z-I don't want to say kids, make myself sound like an old auntie, but we had some Gen Z representatives in the building. And I think in that way, the show is so important in a time like this, because it's modeling how to both articulate your truth in a-and also challenge somebody's perspective, if you have a different perspective, how to challenge it in a respectful and productive way. It might be challenged, but it's going to be challenged in a respectful way. They'll be-you know, their opinion will be honored. Like we're creating an environment like where everyone knows they'll be listened to. We're not shying away from these topics that are controversial or scary, but we're doing so in a safe haven. There's so many conversations that have divided our families, our churches, our community, and I think it's an incredible thing that we are creating a platform that is like we are intentional about going there. And there is so much-there's so much mud. I think, you know, we're living in times of great polarization, and in those, you know, times of great division, I think you tend-people as a-you know, communities, collectives tend to just kind of shy away from some of the harder conversations because they don't want to get dragged into the mud, you know. I think, especially in this moment, as I said, it's not necessarily a climate that is conducive to speaking your truth, if your truth is not popular, especially in your political party or whatever affiliation you tend-you belong to. I want to be a part of that, you know, an invitation to a dinner like that. ![]() We've got actors, comedians, you know, journalists, just all coming together to have-to your question about why I wanted to be a part of it. And we have people from every different, you know, part of our country and our world and our world coming together from different industries, different ages, and so it's really an intergenerational, intercultural, kind of interfaith communion of some of the greatest minds of our time within our community, many of us who never met each other before but have admired each other from afar. I think this isn't the safest time in our country for differing opinions, and the internet doesn't offer a lot of room for nuance, and this is a platform that embraces nuance and different opinions.
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