Fake’N It Till You Make It

Fake’n it till you make it

Atlanta….The city that many flock to after hearing the stories from friends and loved ones of all it has to offer. The African American transplants seem to flourish and enjoy a comfortable lifestyle, or so they think. The nightlife is full of glitz and glamour, cute girls and flashy men. But one thing is for sure, Atlanta has a great deal of fakers. Fakers that infiltrate the club scene and become part of an entourage that will help them be seen. The cars, clothes, and jewelry will help define them and guarantee them a spot on the VIP list. This is by no means a new epidemic in Atlanta. It has become increasingly noticeable in the last 5 years and has taken its toll on many a victim. This epidemic can become similar to a drug. There should be a Rehab Center for “Ballers Out of Control”. It will control your mind like cocaine, make you lose yourself like heroine and distort your sense of reality like crack.

I have been a victim of this “fake it till you make it” mentality. Recently, I was invited out to celebrate a milestone in my life. After dinner when the $20 check came my dinner date paid the bill. The waitress came back with a declined credit card. To avoid any further complications with the bill, I pulled out my card and paid. This really would not have been a big deal had my dinner partner not rolled off in a new 745 BMW. While driving off in my point A to point B car, I realized that this is another example of this disease. Some people are trying to keep up an image and compete with their neighbors. The sad part is the neighbor has a home for sale sign in front due to foreclosure. I am hoping what Seniac says on the topic is not the case, but she may be right. I’ll let her tell you.

Nevaeh.

“Men lie, women lie; but, numbers don’t.” Now that’s“REAL TALK”. The scenario Nevaeh described is the unfortunate reality of the ATL “frontin’ to be stuntin’” ever-present syndrome. (That phrase is free from me to you. No doubt you’ll use it frequently if you set foot in Atlanta’s web of deception.) So, you can peel off in a hot, new BMW but I have to pick up a $20 tab for your @$$. OUCH. That sounds like a joke. I’m resolved to believe the individual in this instance was hungry and invited Nevaeh out to eat on her dime. Yep. This is a classic example of a hustle NOT flowing.

All throughout Atlanta we witness heavy fakin’. By no means does this imply other cities don’t have fakers. Of course they do. That’s a given. However, the overabundance of material items for seemingly extravagant Atlanta dwellers is massive. (Key word here is “seemingly”.) In comparison to other cities, I’d say there’s an overdose of this drug at the epicenter of Atlanta’s lifeline. The heart of the ATL is now fueled by absolute fakers. Getting doped up and unable to come off of the “lie high”. Creating an impression for others that you “got it like that”. You got it alright. That social disease that’s infiltrated the ATL and appears to be unstoppable. You heard of the “American dream”, correct? Well, now you know the new term for the epidemic in Atlanta. It’s referred to as the “Atlanta Hallucination”. People are trying to fly high off of this one. Snap out of it and WAKE UP, fakers! The timer’s running out quickly, and I’ll tell you one thing you can be certain of given the current horrific state of our economy…a whole bunch of folk are about to be exposed. I hope people start readjusting their lifestyles to match living within their means. “Ain’t no future in frontin’”.

Seniac

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