In this raw and unfiltered episode of The Mystic Cast, I sit down with Ma'ats Son (aka Jeff), a sharp African-American tech engineer and expat thinker I met on Substack while we were jointly trolling the timeline.
We dive deep into the African-American expat experience: why leaving the US is often a bigger upgrade for Black Americans than for anyone else, how dollars stretch further abroad, and why so many still stay stuck in that negative “Afro-American” identity.
Ma’at breaks down why Black expats need to drop the baggage—stop bringing American “nigga behavior” overseas, leave the loud music and entitlement at home, and actually adapt to get the most out of the move.
We talk geopolitics hard: Russia’s historical ties to Africa, Putin’s support for leaders in the Sahel, the coming resource rush to the continent, and why Africa (Nigeria, Kenya, Mauritius) might be the next big boom spot for skilled Black expats.
I share my own journey from California to Mexico, observing Black expats in Latin America, the sex/tourism angle, and why I believe the solution for many African-Americans is to just stop identifying as “Black American” and go be Nigerian, Trinidadian, Colombian—whatever works best.
We roast American identities across the board: “White” as a consumer coping mechanism, African-American culture as largely negative and manufactured, and why both groups are tethered to a sinking ship.
Practical advice throughout: arbitrage everything, use AI to scout countries and business opportunities, prioritize economics over culture shock, and if you’re young and skilled—get remote work and GET OUT now before escape velocity gets even harder.
Perfect for anyone thinking about expatting, tired of racial programming, or just wanting a brutally honest take on race, culture, money, and the future outside the West.
