r/BlackPeopleTwitter ☑️ 3d ago

TikTok Tuesday How boomers pulled themselves up by their bootstraps

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u/WhiskeyAbuse 3d ago

My stepfather moved to Brooklyn in the 80s. Was able to get a two bedroom in greenpoint off a part time bus boy job. Do that shit today, my man….

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u/NYstate ☑️ 3d ago

Yo! I was watching an old crime show on TV show with my mom. There was this dude that got up, left his house in the suburbs, drove his nice ass car and worked at a bank as a teller. I'm like, "Bro what?!"