#311 – Magatte Wade: Africa, Capitalism, Communism, and the Future of Humanity
Lex Fridman Podcast
Lex Fridman
4.7 • 13.6K Ratings
🗓️ 13 August 2022
⏱️ 218 minutes
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Summary
Magatte Wade is an entrepreneur with a passion for creating positive change in Africa through economic freedom. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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Magatte’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/magattew
Magatte’s Instagram: https://instagram.com/magattew
Magatte’s Facebook: https://facebook.com/themagattewade
Magatte’s Website: https://magattewade.com
Websites mentioned:
Austin housing project: https://texansforreasonablesolutions.org
Center for African Prosperity: https://atlasnetwork.org/partners/center-for-african-prosperity
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OUTLINE:
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(00:00) – Introduction
(05:55) – Africa
(34:48) – Magatte’s story
(1:03:36) – Corruption
(1:25:01) – Advice for young people
(1:46:02) – Identity
(2:06:58) – BLM
(2:24:18) – CRT and racism
(2:54:32) – African geopolitics
(3:03:02) – Overpopulation
(3:21:49) – Loss
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | The following is a conversation with Macau Wade, an entrepreneur who is passionate about |
| 0:05.4 | creating positive change in Africa through economic empowerment. |
| 0:11.2 | And now a quick few second mention of each sponsor. |
| 0:13.6 | Check them out in the description. |
| 0:14.8 | It's the best way to support this podcast. |
| 0:17.5 | We got Ms. In a Main for Style, Audible for Audio Books, Inside Track of For Longevity, |
| 0:23.7 | and Honoured for Supplements. |
| 0:25.6 | Choose wise and my friends. |
| 0:27.2 | Now onto the full ad reads, as always, no ads in the middle. |
| 0:30.5 | I try to make this interesting even though my voice is incredibly monotone, especially |
| 0:35.0 | in this ad read. |
| 0:36.0 | It makes no sense whatsoever. |
| 0:37.4 | I try to be exciting and emotional, but the voice just does not know how to do that. |
| 0:41.9 | It is a version one of this particular voice speech generation box. |
| 0:48.4 | Anyway, if you skip these very monotone but hopefully interesting ads, please still check |
| 0:53.4 | out the sponsors in the description. |
| 0:55.8 | When I enjoy their stuff, maybe you will too. |
| 0:59.7 | This show is brought to you by Ms. In a Main, the makers of comfortable, stylish dress shirts |
| 1:05.4 | and other menswear. |
| 1:07.1 | I wear their black dress shirt and I love it. |
| 1:11.6 | I have more of those that I can actually count. |
| 1:16.7 | Have a ton of them. |
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