Thomas Sowell on Wealth Creation, Human Capital & Colonialism

Thomas Sowell on American Interests (1983) discussing how to create wealth, the importance of human capital (skills) in groups, and colonial effects on wealth throughout the world.

Credit to American Interests & Lost Chromosome

[Popdaddy]

"A sense of entitlement, without a corresponding set of skills". Prophetic. Amazing.

[rowdyhoo]

The fact that this man is not more famous is a statement in itself on our current society.

[orcpeon]

I love listening to Thomas Sowell because it makes me want to grind as hard as I can so that I can have better standing for my family and I.

[pointjabber]

I never cease to be amazed by his clarity of thought. What a man!

[ellesar]

He was brilliant before I was born. Thanks for posting this

[carlosfdz]

The great Dr. Sowell! Always with the facts. We need more like him.

[ghostaccountlmao]

Nothing better than clicking on a Thomas Sowell video and then turning on autoplay

[dustymiller]

Random Thomas Sowell quote:

"Memory is what makes us who we are. If we lost all our memory whenever we fell asleep at night, it would be the same as if we died and a new person woke up in our body the next morning. History is the memory of a nation -- and that memory is being erased by historians enthralled by the vision of the anointed. Open disdain for mere facts has been accompanied by adventurous reinterpretations known as 'revisionist' history, which reads contemporary ideological preoccupations back into the past. This erasing of the national memory, and the recording of a preferred vision over it, is yet another expression of the notion that reality is optional."

-- Thomas Sowell, _The Vision of the Anointed_

[taetjo]

This man is made of Gold! I totally love him...

[bemartythree]

Mr. Sowell can hold my attention and that is rare and so is he.

[thomasryan]

Smartest guy on the planet. We are blessed to hear him.

[beverlydrew]

GOD BLESS YOU, MR. SOWELL. YOU HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A SOURCE OF TRUTH, FACT AND FAIRNESS. EVERYONE EVERYWHERE NEEDS TO LISTEN TO YOUR BRILLIANT WORDS AND READ ALL OF YOUR BOOKS . . .

[BalrogUdun]

One of the greatest minds in the world

[TomKaren]

My favorite Sowell quote is that the only thing that separates us from cavemen is intellectual capital.

[wesleyhite]

He can put so many facts into so few words.

[glenoneill]

THIS MAN SHOULD BE REQUIRED READING IN EVERY INNER CITY PUBLIC SCHOOL.

[AS_]

This is so annoyingly true. Nigerian🇳🇬 🙋🏾‍♂️ here (I kinda feel like that's relevant in this case😅), and what Sowell says here is true, ON ALL COUNTS. The reality of it is quite annoying at times, particularly the entitlement of many "educated" folks thinking they DESERVE to be more wealthy than they are simply because they're educated, nevermind what they ACTUALLY PRODUCE, and then they alternate between blaming "the government" (like it's run by mysterious aliens 👽 and not by Nigerians ourselves) and the former colonial masters (who left before my mother was born, and I'm in my mid-twenties) for "taking our wealth".

[roshpinna]

🎩Thomas Sowel is *an American greatest contemporary living philosopher* 🎓Larry Elder

[vcalv]

What creates wealth? You. There are problems with the system but it's up to you to make of life what you can with what you got.

[Moshealthtips]

such a beast. obviously hes 87 now but when he was on TV in the 70s and 80s he was a machine.
he will always make you think and learn something new every single time