In Episode 11 of The Rion Frequency, host Rion pulls the curtain back on the modern plantation: hyper-consumption, capitalism, and the illusion of freedom through spending.
Black folks were never meant to be free in this system.
We were meant to fuel it.
And today, our dollars still move the machine, even if our communities don’t benefit from the power we generate.
This episode unpacks:
Why capitalism is the perfection of slavery, not its opposite
How Black people were conditioned to consume, not create
The psychological warfare of chasing validation through materialism
How our buying power became a leash — not liberation
Why the flex ain’t freedom — and the price we pay to look “rich” in a system designed to keep us poor
We explore the intersection of racism and capitalism, where self-worth is sold to us in luxury packaging, and the Black dollar disappears faster than it circulates.
🧠 This isn’t just economics — this is psychological warfare.
Because when you teach a people to measure their value by what they wear, what they drive, or what they post…
You don’t have to enslave them physically.
They’ll shackle themselves financially.
This is not a call to shame. It’s a call to wake up.
🎧 Tap in, challenge the system, and reclaim your worth.
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