EreluRoz:
You only like nice comments, also learn to accept constructive criticism it's part of the job. Don't get angry over them.

You don't know me then.

Have a nice day.

Happy Sunday.

EreluRoz:
Atheist and Christ? I am not understanding

Good write-up

Thanks.

Lastly.

Love of Man:

The character and life of Christ Jesus don't only espouse the salvation of sinners.

What the gospel was featuring was that a man can love without getting consumed by that love.

And that love isn't only fun but a heavy conundrum that requires constant sacrifice.

Christ was able to love because he is love; filled with love, an eternal love that can accommodate uncountable numbers of beings.

Hence, he wasn't bothered by the hatred of the people whom he had come to save or retracted when the responsibility of that love became waning.

The man who can be able to love must first have love flowing within, and the superfluous from which he begins to dispense to others. His love is comparable to the ocean, no amount of water drawn can reduce its volume to droplets.

That's why before a man can love his neighbor he must first love himself. Without loving himself he can't be able to love others.

Only when he loves himself can he show empathy because he's human like other humans who are under spells, pains, or oppression.

Christ was able to cut across many boundaries of human love and yet remained firm. He suffered because of love. He died because of love.

But his resurrection proves that the man who has an ocean of love within his bones and marrows supersedes all other humans.

Such a kind of love is one the average human, and the majority of the human population lacks the capacity for. It's a crazy kind of love. It's foolish.

Because the average person intends to love on a mutual level or parasitic level - they expect gains without giving.

Men tend to exhibit a fragment of such love in the family - in loving their wives and children. A woman tends to in nurturing of their babies.

However, that kind of love is still basic. Beneath are terms and conditional statements.

Eternal love still has conditions attached to it. The purpose of the life & death of Christ is salvation to avoid hell.

However, eternal love doesn't depend on the character and nature of the sinner before he is given. He's given that love and expected to have a change of heart.

But a man can't give a woman his heart without her loving him. He gives it because she has submitted to him, and will suspend it when she veers off the line. Vice versa.

Although man attempts to love like Christ but his frailties withhold him.

Man is even scared to give love because he fears ungratefulness. His heartbreaks limit him to an extent to love as Christ. More heartbreaks weaken the fibers of his heart to express more love.

True love: love that can be given without getting consumed by it.

Here:https://twitter.com/baba_cave/status/1787158311365697777?s=19

Unconscious universe:

Whatever we become in this life isn't what the universe desires for us. Since we're ignorant of the mind of the universe, we deem it as our fate whatever we get at the last lap of life.

We don't know what the universe wants of us. But, we know what we want.

Knowing what we want but getting it is difficult. Because our operating system with that of the universe differ.

Had it been we known the mind of the universe, we wouldn't have felt frustrated about our ordained task or gotten confused about our next steps.

The existence of man on earth is trial and error, from which everything we see around has sprouted and more to witness in the future.

Greatness stems from a previously tested path and is harnessed to guarantee further progress. Because trial & error though adventurous, wanes us.

Religion makes sense amid this confusion of human purpose on earth.

Rather than trial and error, one can easily replace the universe with God because in him man can find his purpose. It may not exactly be defined or intriguing, however, religion contains a road map.

This road map is what man follows and whatever he does he says he's doing the will of God even though it's still trial and error.

But this time, there's a guideline within his religious fealty on how individuals can follow God and live a purposeful life.

Those who see God have an "easy" way of navigating the world because the uncertainty of the universe & the future has been placed on the altar of God. So, their movement from there doesn't seem like trial and error, yet still need to have a strong faith to achieve their desires.

Humans don't know the mind of the universe.

Even religious adherents don't know the mind of God, however, they develop their faith and religious principles to make them align with the mind of God.

Meanwhile, it's all trial and error to make a meaningful & purposeful life.

tensazangetsu20:
Got a crazy unbelievable job offer here. Still feels unreal. After over 200 interviews including recruiter calls. God is great. Truly by strength shall no man prevail but by the power and mercy of God.

If tenacity is a person, then, you're the human definition of it.

Congratulations, man.

More wins. More success.

Kudos.

The gods must really be crazy.

Personality, identity, or signature tells you much about a person. Which can be drawn solely from online footprint. However, consistency with a particular online personality can give you an insight into that person.

Of course, her accusations are as vapid as hers. This can be proven when you launch a militaristic investigation into her posts.

She's known for being a parasitic nuisance who wants nothing but to drain your time and energy. She also has many monikers inside her cupboard.

Our paths have crossed several times due to a conflict of opinion. And never has she come up with an intelligent rebuttal. She's simply vague.

That's by the way.

Anyways, being serious and careful isn't a bad badge to wear. I will wear mine like a gallant soldier. I have fun in the field all the time.

Going from one place to another in search of help is not the initial plan of anybody. People just want to stay in their lane and get hold of whatever they desire.

I planned my weekly timetable to go out on weekends and catch cruise. But how dare me, right now? I will keep postponing the cruise because more needs to be done.

Afribabe, I don't mind converting this remaining part of the weekend if you have something cooking and aromatic.

By the way, thanks for your kind words.

Direction toward the ultimate goal is what all men desire.

But the road is not tared. The whole place is full of debris and events are chaotic.

Getting the right direction in life would have made it simple to achieve dreams. Even many wouldn't mind spending less than four decades on earth if they could achieve their dreams with a clear roadmap. But life doesn't work that way.

The way up is the way down; the way down is the way up.

Man must acclimatize to this chaos to reach his inner and desired ambition.

JESHAL007:


Really appreciate your write ups, giving morale especially in a society filled with idiots, love the way you went deep into the burden of performance for men in this write up, my service year would soon end and I studied electrical engineering in campus but wasn't really skill minded, focused on academics, please you are always talking about the future in STEM, how youths are myopic with just social media content creation, please STEM is very broad, any IT related digital skills you are familiar with and platforms I can get trained by it, my company work is hardware related, would love to start practicing a valuable online skill from next month, I would love do part/ full time freelancing work or remote job

Thanks

Being an electrical engineer is a good one. Kudos for reaching the beginning of a good career.

Electrical engineering is part of STEM. But you need think and do so that you won't end up frustrated like others due to the state of the nation.

If I were in your shoes, I will steer my wheels like this:

1. Stay with the company if they're willing to retain you.

Don't mind the small salary. Just keep managing it.

You can work with experienced electricians or certified experienced electricians or engineers to build your career.

Endeavor to see how you can use your skills and knowledge to help so that you can earn.

2. Tech field isn't saturated. It depends on the choice of tech stack you want to go with.

However, layoffs due to the high rise of inflation are affecting tech-related fields negatively. Also, the fast rise of AI.

Notwithstanding, if you're good in any tech field + have the opportunity to shine in the global North, you'll excel.

So, choosing a particular tech field depends on you. You need to do a hard research.

3. Any field you choose make sure it is one that you can leverage before getting a remote job or freelancing job.

That's, you can start using the knowledge to earn as you look forward to better opportunities.

You can do this by teaching, or creating an application to sell within your community. A case study is bootcamp.

4. You are an engineer. Make sure you know Mathematics. Learn Mathematics. Practice Mathematics.

Because Mathematics is a green field. If you can teach it very well you'll earn more. The Mathematical harvest is plentiful but the Mathematics laborers are few.

Learn Mathematics.

5. I'm not a fan of saving out of poverty. But saving out of abundance.

Investment more on knowledge if you're lacking instead of saving the money.

6. If you have someone who's genuine and earns with crypto or forex, beg that person to teach you. Be willing to make sacrifices though. That's if you have the mind + funds. Else, save it for a later date.

7. If you have space around your surroundings, raise a garden or do sack farming. It will cater for some vegetable foods and others.

8. Fúck stoicism.

You can't be poor and proud to be an introvert and not emotionally engaging.

Join a community. Be part of a group. It can be a church, mosque, social group, etc.

Listen: you're not trying to become like them. But you are trying to capitalize on them for possible opportunities. They will appreciate you more as you share your knowledge with them and interact more.

When you've got your money, you can decide to quit or continue with them. Now you can become an extreme introvert, and it's fine.

We don't know the outcome of the future.

We may try and fail.

But we can't succeed without trying.

My friend, don't be afraid. Take the risks for a better future.

After all, we will all die someday, so why not live life to the fullest without regrets?

Go into the world and multiply and bear good fruits.

Thanks.

Wholesome women dress like this.

They are women of virtue.

Women under the watch of a patriarchal and conservative community.

Women whose emotions are being buffered so that it wouldn't lead them to destruction.

Women who knows that being slútty brings them shame and dishonor to both themselves and family.

Dressing mode is an impression. How a person dresses gives you an insight about that person. This can be about their occupation, character, culture, political stance, etc.

Women that consistently dress like this have a higher probability of being modest and wholesome. This have many branches to it. However, they're are not entirely immodest like the ones that dress like slúts.

Though, dressing doesn't provides a fuller and better explanation of the nature and personality of a person.

To know a person thoroughly is to relate and interact with that person in close proximity. Because you'll judge wrongly if you interact with them from afar.

Everyone wears a mask. There's an element of deceit in our daily interaction. The mask is for both survival and incentives.

Hence to know a person is to looked pass their initial presentation and not fully become satisfied by their dressing alone.

Check the thickness of the mask they are wearing. Then their true character will be revealed.

Thanks.

Maryam070682557:


This got me laughing so hard, please come and apply for Nwa Boy.T&C's applied

Thanks for finding this thread time worthy stay tuned....

"T and C nor be problem".

Well done.

Maryam070682557:
In most parts of Nigeria, cassava stems are free of charge.

You don't need to pay anyone to get it.

Whether harvested or still standing you are free to cut as many as you like (as long as you cut it responsibly) and plant in your own farm.

One long stem can give you as many as 6 to 10 pieces to plant.

This means you don't necessarily need money to plant cassava.

And the land?

That bush in front of your compound can serve.

Don't overthink these things.

Just start, with what you have.

Walahi, the positive vibes this thread and diary of yours is exuding is making me want to fly out of Lagos to your location.

"the way e dey go now e be like I come learn work for your hand. An Nwa-boi kind of thing".

Kudos, Maryam.

pansophist:


Every man has the inalienable right to not adhere to these standards. To be an Ubermensch, in other words, to adopt your method of relating to the world.

If women ain't meant to suffer, it doesn't mean men are meant to suffer as well. I do not know about you, but I am not made to suffer. My bones do not yearn for suffering just because I am a man.

Where the catch is, is that a man should refuse, reject, and abandon any stupid responsibility to a woman who doesn't give him what he also needs from a woman.

Men have the burden of performance, and women have the burden of integration. If she can't integrate and make life soft for him, then let other men who are still under the full dictates of society carry her weight.

Society can go to hell. As a man, you matter. If marriage doesn't favor you, don't marry. If it favors you, then marry, but don't sacrifice your interest in the process.

Lots of women are abandoning traditional roles, that's exactly what feminism is all about. As a man, no one stops you from evolving. Life is a balance, and when the other side abandons their position, then it's stupid to still carry yours.

Like you said, men bear the burden of performance.

Evolutionary speaking the essence of that burden is survival and reproduction. Also, to gain hold of his territory.

The suffering isn't because of a mate alone. The suffering is about dominance, power, and control. He's not only dealing with women. He's dealing with a society of men like him, above, and below him, women and children.

It's not a societal standard per se.

Like it or not, whether you choose to be a Buddhist monk, as a man, you will suffer for whatever reason you think your suffering is worthy of.

Even if you don't intend to get married, you desire a good life. To get a good life for yourself alone involves suffering. Suffering is an inevitable phase of men.

You work, you suffer but gain at the end.

You stay lazy, you suffer, and remain subjugated by others.

Woman and romance isn't part of this equation yet.

Of course, it's because men instinctually desire to make a claim of an expensive ovum that makes them struggle hard. Now the main aim is not to bag a woman but for reproductive and genetic reasons.

It's this struggle for the womanly - ovum - egg that has shaped men to be what they are today. It's underground biology going on.

In reality, a man shouldn't condole feminine nonsensical demands when she doesn't match his prerequisites. The woman must be fit and worthy of a mate.

Thanks.

Proserpina:
Caveadullam wants me to be serious this afternoon . See detailed response. Lol

You are right though

Both genders suffer differently and they are equipped accordingly.

To be honest, I'd be a woman over and over again

Man's scar as a result of his suffering is a badge of honor.

The problem for men is that their results take a longer time to manifest after tedious work. The worst is that men don't have "urgent Messiah" as women can easily book for "urgent 2k".

Womanly life is too vapid to wish for. Not adventurous. Not risk-taking. Not challenging. Not inquisitive. Psychologically imbalanced most times. Too fearful.

Nah.

I'd prefer suffering being a man than enjoying being a woman.

We're all picking our safe poisons.

Lol.

Well done.

Skiborobo:
Woman in no any way are meant to suffer.
Let that sink in your head

There's a very blurred nuance between this statement of yours and the evolutionary disposition of women.

Of course by nature, not nurture and cultural design, women aren't suitable for tough work. Because they are too weak to handle it.

Feminine makeup isn't designated to take the history of mankind from the Stone Age to the high-tech age.

However, in your mind, you think that women should sit down and be paid obeisance. It simply doesn't work that way, especially now that the factors of the intersexual dynamics are getting clearer to men.

Now, it's only a foolish man that will want to place his woman on a pedestal. Women aren't destined for tough work doesn't mean that they can't look for a role to play to better themselves, family, and society.

Women who want to be pampered for being useless have their dreams accomplished through foolish adult men.

Understandably, women aren't meant to suffer. However, using it as a yardstick for being lazy and useless reeks of poor character and a childish attitude.

Men see what outliers women do. They don't expect their women to do the same. But at least do something meaningful.

The ironic thing here is that women of such mentality want to be respected. But how can you be respected when you are technically useless?

The world respects men because men take on suffering. Men don't flinch. Men don't run away from the work because if they do, it's tantamount to shame and subjugation.

Do you now see why women will always be under men and no rhetorics and protests for gender equality can ever be achieved except through hand twisting and deceit?

Fine. Women are not meant to suffer. I agree.

I guess you see how unnecessary women are in the grand scheme of things.

Womanly nature isn't suited for long-term purposes. People ruled by emotions are myopic. Their decisions are about now. Hence, don't see any benefit of suffering. Women.

Suffering is the birth of all things around us. The blood and sweat of men.

Women can't labor the same way as men. And nobody expects much from women.

However, women should remain feminine and charming with a soft bosom that brings tranquility and peace. Not the laborer but the helpmate.

If you see this womanly privilege as a justification for being nonchalant, incompetent, unaccountable, and lazy, you'll only be useful as toilet paper to men.

Thanks.

DelilahMakinde:


Sir,
If you are honest with yourself;
Apart from Seun the founder of this site, how many more of you hope to make any significant, notable impact outside your immediate space ?

Most of you are rat racers and hustlers, I'm not saying you guys are completely useless because you're only doing what needs to be done ...for yourselves...for families..

But how many of you will actually make the history books doing so ?
And if you don't does it mean your existence was completely worthless ?

History makers are called that for a reason. They stood out.
Sadly, not everyone will stand out but it doesn't mean they had a worthless existence.

If I ever have a son, the first thing I will teach him isn't to go out and make history, no matter the price.
I would teach to first of all to be useful.

Be useful.

Makinde, you've made a good point.

This isn't about being numbered in the pages of History books. Of course, that's part of it.

The names of many of our ancestors may not be remembered, but whatever we achieve, they're indirectly part of it because we came from their loins and carry their DNA. Meaning that their names will still be heard through their pedigrees.

Man's struggles aren't all about making history.

It comes down to the self - honor and ego. Not to operate on an intercontinental scale per se. But to have power within his territory and scope of existence.

Now, it's because the world only records great, resounding, and much talked about events that make us seem that others are not working behind closed doors.

If we're serious about the documentation of history and events as they occur, you'll hear about names you've not heard of.

Once you're useful and able to document your history, the world will hear about you. That's the essence of autobiographies. Men want people to hear about them before their demise.

Well done, ma'am.

Thanks.

Proserpina:
Women are not made for suffering

Technically, you're right.

Though it sounds painful, that's the reality of things.

Looking at it from how thousands of sperms compete for one egg during the process of fertilization; how both ugly and beautiful women have men in their orbits for their specific needs; how a woman can choose to be practically nonchalant, weak, and incompetent but still have a man that'll bag her.

A woman can decide to be nothing and she can still get what she wants even though not in full measure when she dates or marries a man.

But men don't have such an opportunity. A man who can't lift his finger is a disgrace to society. A lazy man is a useless man. But nobody cares about a lazy woman; if she's cute and charming she will be adored for being feminine.

Women tend to suffer when their men can no longer hold the reins. Hence, women are pushed to either provide or protect themselves or both. Cases of high female suffering are in poor nations.

Meanwhile, these sufferings are nothing compared to masculine suffering because both men and women have unequal strength specialized for different roles and purposes. However, the suffering the feminine undertake are lower ones the men have decided to ignore because of greater work and deem their women can handle it.

In the deepest of men's hearts, they don't want their women working and toiling outside because of its negative consequences on such women. You can observe the high sense of grandiosity and nonsensical behaviors of women in the modern world.
On one hand, these women are trying to make ends meet, but on the other hand, they get burned. The abyss and tough world don't refine and shape women as it does men, rather it consume women.

Women's suffering can also be during the times of child-rearing, as the bulk of the work of taking care of a child depends on them. Men do play their role at their stage but women take the lead.

With the fragile nature of women and their psychological buildup, "women don't seem like people who came to this world to suffer".

And truthfully speaking, nobody depends on women for anything or waits upon women for grand innovations.
Hence men are always taking the lead, ahead, and such will remain the case till the close of life.

Men suffer. But the reward is praise, honor, and glory. Something substantial, tangible, helpful, and transcendental.

Women don't suffer. Their reward is minuscule and transient.

Thanks.

DelilahMakinde:
At the end of the day all is vanity.

50 years after you're gone hardly anyone will remember your name.

It's either you deliberately choose to be dishonest, and are not interested in the truth, or not a student of the basics of History.

And if you can't mention any dead man who has died >50 years ago that has influenced human history it means you have a low retention memory ( I don't mean to be harsh and antagonistic here). It's simply what it is.

And if you're religious, you've simply caught yourself in your trap. Because you worship or praise religious prophets or messengers who existed thousands of years ago.

Nice having you here.

Good day.

Lastly.

Man's struggles:

Beneath his skin, he doesn't do these things for himself. The pains, the struggles, and the sacrifices.

He knows that without doing them he's practically useless. An evolutionary and cultural wiring that either makes or mars him.

The struggles of man are first for honor and ego. Successful men have their egos in check and can aggregate people to themselves.

Being able to run the game in his life without interference and fear makes him occupy the pedestal.

That's why men chose to go down the abyss.

An unsuccessful man is like a larvae. Won't be taken seriously until he metamorphoses into an object of complete life, strength, and beauty. Hence, the butterfly isn't limited to one position and can fly as it pleases.

Men understand this phenomenon deep down in their hearts.

Aesthetics doesn't bother men, unlike women.

For men, life is all about honor, bravery, resources, and respect.

The most beautiful man in the real, transcendental, and metaphorical sense is the man who occupies this terrain of value and material necessities to stand his ground.

The struggle is to establish a name, to not up as a failure, to protect his family and territory.

His inability will subject him to shaming tactics and ridicule. The rough road is his only remaining advantage. It is his path to hope and redemption.

These struggles shape men into different categories. Hence, everything around us comes under the influence of men. Whether good or evil. They are all products of men's struggles.

That's why the names of men are mostly pronounced in history and civilization.

Because men take the rough, turbulent road. The road less traveled, unlike women whose emotions wouldn't make them risk danger and darkness or get scared when challenged by the unknown.

Men know that it's only this unknown that can make them know the truth.

This desire for something tangible, for something great, for something that cuts across nations and generations, his posthumous remembrance, are the reasons men make a lot of sacrifices, bear harsh pains, and are willing to take risks to set themselves apart.

Many men don't see the light at the end of the tunnel. But wherever their journey ends, it has shaped their lives better than before. They aren't forgotten but become good lessons to those behind them. Ditto for men who eventually see the light.

It's a worthy struggle.

Here:https://twitter.com/baba_cave/status/1780964909313888450?s=19

Part 2

The discussion is getting interesting.

The conversation I had with a Nairalander a few minutes ago.

PS: There are a couple of nuances I didn't dwell on (got tired of typing). Any addition or rebuttal will be welcomed.

Thanks.

pansophist:
Nigerians don't love each other. Maybe the funds to repair the elevator has been allocated, but embezzled.

Na Caveadullam I just dey feel for. How with all his smartness, Nigeria is committed to frustrate all his effort

Loooooooool

"Stray bullet don hit me this morning". "

Chief na you do this one o"

Looool.

"Well Sha I don dey think methods and ways to take run comot o"

"Nor be me ka ka for Nigeria"

I will see the best I can do, and leave the rest for those behind. After all, I'm not the one that destroyed Africa. I'm just an unfortunate native of the continent.

Deep sigh.

pansophist:


You come make me dey vex this early morning. Our situation sad, no be small.

Even for abroad sef, no unity. We scam each other, break marriages, operate on competition instead of coperation, and refusal to help ourselves.

Na prosperous African country I use dey console myself, otherwise, we have proved with actions that we are actually inferior to other races.

Na wa

There's no way you won't get some migraines if you just think about the state of Africa for a few minutes.

You will think and get lost in your thoughts. You will sigh. You will hiss. You will shake your head. You will bite your lips. You'll put both hands on your head. You'll walk around the corner. You will analyze and analyze till your brain power gets exhausted.

Yet nothing.

The darkness is too dark.

Our help is still far away.

Sigh.

PhillipPHD:
Can someone kindly give a holistic approach of how a financially comfortable redpill guy should handle billing from ladies?

As a guy who’s evidently neither broke nor stingy, how can one handle billing?

1. Don't ask.

2. Give.

I know this will cause an uproar.

Ok. Wait.

When you give, it sends a signal that you're not selfish.

After some time, she will come back to ask again. Then, you tell her you don't have. If she complains, tell her how you've helped her in the past and not for once thought of ways she can also assist you.
She'll feel guilty and shameless after that.

Giving can be in the form of a date or a small hangout in your house. The cycle depends on you. But don't go and overdo it. Male pride and ego are very easy for women to stimulate.

Try and remove shame from your eyes when dealing with them. Women are shameless. They will go to any extent to get what they want. Assume that same behavior.

You can't shame the shameless.

You can give both flesh + gift that day. Winks.

3. Wait let them ask.

After considering their demands, tell them that had it been you have half of their demands you would have been the happiest man on earth.

That's when they try to go low, go lower.

4. Their complaints normally come with billing. After listening to their complaints, make yours too.

Complaints + complaints = 2(complaints)^infinity

Everyone will find their way after that.

5. Complain before they complain.

You can't ask me for help when I'm looking for help. Before they say, Jack, say Jackie Chan and begin to narrate his history.

NB: I don't like saying no because one day you might need their help. The universe is a crazy place. The lists above keep your options with them open.

Another thing: Don't lend a woman money. Only charity. Else, your eyes will see "shege".

Martinez39s:


Tougher and more technical "substances" await you.

Dizzyyish, hope you've heard it.

"Lemme gan download Kolomental by Faze".

At least people will misconstrue my craziness for dance of king David.

Oh, my lawd.

DeepSight:


Alright. Noted. My apologies to Raalsaghul in that regard. Let us drop the condescension both ways.

The thing is my hackles get up when I see talk of racial superiority which I believe is rooted in, if not ignorance, then a lack of deep thought. It is too easy to see one race advanced, and the other less so, and conclude that the advanced race is innately superior or more intelligent. Deeper thought reveals the actual whys and wherefores.



Thank you for noting this - but the effects extend far beyond these. No culture dwelling in such hot parts will develop technologies which have at their root the search for heat. The search for heat in itself is a thing that will very naturally trigger the development of much technology which is heat based and heat reliant. And aside from this, the existence of something such as winter alone, imposes a rigor to planning without which a people would simply die off. Entirely. There is a simple saying that summarizes this: necessity is the mother of invention and that also tells us why there is a spike in inventions during times of war.

I also mentioned geography and one thing that should be noted is the way the developed nations of the world are all placed along certain latitudes on the Earth. They are almost all entirely within the temperate zones of the Earth horizontally, from the East end of Russia all the way to the West End of Canada - they fall within a certain geographical band. This is enough to trigger thinking persons towards understanding the reasons for certain things - and aside from this, the geography of that band permitted much movement and trade in knowledge, mix of cultures and spread of technology. Natural barriers - such as Africa's vertical geography and the barrier imposed by the Sahara desert, form part of the reasons for the exclusion of sub-Saharan Africa from much that went on.

This is not true - we do not have the lowest IQ and in this, please be wary of IQ tests which are knowledge based because knowledge is not the same thing as intelligence. Also be careful enough to consider socio-economic factors in your assessment because children from hungry and deprived homes are certainly less likely to excel in school than well fed children from comfortable homes who have access to the best educational tools.

Do you not notice something here about the nations you mentioned? Saudi Arabia and Qatar are both homogenous societies with a single religion and little diversity. Nigeria alone by contrast is more ethnically and linguistically diverse than the whole of Europe put together. Have you stopped to ponder the implication of this on peace, unity and patriotism, factors critical to development? Someone, I think, Gerrard59, pointed this out.

I am glad you note this, especially the bold.

Believe you me, i feel the frustration too. Its not that I don't. But everything takes time. As you noted, Europe didn't arrive at where it is today overnight.

I do commend this response of yours.

I agree.

However, the point where I know we'll have issues is the topic of IQ.

Of course, your assertion is correct. The Flynn effect is also a factor that affects IQ. Environment, food, and climate matters too.

However, considering the heritability of IQ, which is 0.5 and above, and also admixture studies, you'll find out that Flynn's effect fades out with time. Another thing is the effect of genetics begins to play out from teenage age. That means, at an early age environment matters, but as the child crawls passed childhood, genes take over.

@wirinet, this is my take.

Yes, when discussing IQ and other psychological variables, we look at the population level against the individual.

Among Blacks, you can find hundreds of IQs above 100 and 120. Among Whites and Asians, you can also find hundreds of IQs below 85.

You'll always find any race at the left, middle, and right side of the bell curve. However, on a population level, we know who tops and who stays below.

However, this isn't a reason for Africans not to start developing their continent. There are thousands of tools, resources, and human capital to ensure growth. Bilateral and multilateral relationships can be leveraged too.

Recent Paul Graham et English Grammar fiasco got me thinking what if the Western world decides to shun us from using the internet? It's a hypothetical scenario, but what if? We think these people value and respect us, and it's a big lie.

And it's stupid to scream rácism because humans are tribalistic by nature. I wouldn't want too many lemon-green people in my country when the natives are blacks. The same are the thoughts of natives when they find the rise of immigrants in their lands.

It seems we are powerless to do anything. However, we must ask ourselves in what way we can contribute to this development. This is my current position. Except we just want to keep analyzing and discussing problems to no end, probably, till death do us part.

We all can't migrate from Africa to other continents. Even if we do, Black is Black, and "Blacks don't crack".

Thanks.

Dizzyyish:
@Caveadullam @heartofcity12 I haven't seen y'all in a while. How's everything on your ends?

Simple answer: ask Martinez39s

"Small thing I say make I smoke for he backyard don make me dey craze".

DeepSight:


A little learning is a terrible thing. You actually are simply a self hating ignoramus with no knowledge of history and the movement of civilizations, nations and peoples, and with a terrible racial inferiority complex.

If you knew anything, you would know just how the ebb and flow of civilization has occurred through the ages - and more importantly you would know why. It has nothing to do with skin color and everything to do with climate and geography at the foundation. Further on, other factors come into play, but these are the foundational factors. If you knew anything you would also recognize cycles in history and the rise and fall of knowledge and societies. Persia was once the leading power in the world, but where is Iran today? Same with Egypt. Same with Babylon, but where is Iraq today? Tell me if Italy is still the biggest power in the world when there was once the Roman Empire that sprang from it? What about Greece of Alexander's time, that conquered most of known civilization? What about the Ottoman Empire - tell me where Turkey is today - is it the master of its surroundings the way the Ottoman Empire that sprang from it was?

Someone like you will be ignorant of the fact that when the Spanish went to the Americas, they were confronted with cities bigger and more wondrously designed than the largest cities in Europe at the time. Needless to say, you cannot ever know that it was small pox, brought as a contagious disease by the the Europeans, and not the gun, that actually defeated the natives.

What do you think the Romans thought of the the Brits and Germans? They regarded them as barbarian, and they certainly were, compared to Roman Civilization. When the Romans met them, they lived in tiny huts and used bows and arrows and wooden spears and were generally just like Africans were at the time Europeans came here. What do you think that was a function of? And where are Britain and Germany today, have they not exceeded Italy in all things? If you don't understand the role of geography in this singular question you can never have a serious conversation on this matter.

Your write up is shallow and bereft of any serious thought or understanding whatsoever.

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There's no need for any condescension in this discussion.

You and @Raalsalghul are analysing same problem from different angles.

Climate and geography plays a role in the functionality of individuals and development of a nation. Africa is a hot continent, making it inconducive for work and the breeding of many parasites that causes diseases.

One useful sentence I picked from Walter Rodney in his book - How Europe Underdeveloped Africa: the Europeans have a a solid foundation and structure. They were able to conquer and colonized nations as a result of this.
This is where @Raalsaghul is coming from.

If you observed very well, that ancestral organization and structure is still there. Hence, they are on top of the world. They might not be following the template tit for tat, however, the template hasn't been completely ignored.

Regardless, Africans are not zombies. We are still intelligent even though our IQ is the least among the human races known.

But nothing stops us from developing our continent. We have the resources and human capital, however, we're still being dumb. Because we lack organization and structure.

Nations like Saudi Arabia, Qatar, used their oil resource to negotiate with standard oil to develop their nation. If the prince were as dumb like African leaders, Saudi Arabia would have been like Nigeria, Congo, etc.

Britain, America, Singapore, China, etc are the reasons I so much believe that one day Africa will see the light and raise shoulders in the world forum. Because these nations were once like Africa, and even worse.

The way the Black man lives his life makes the enlightened shudder in anger and self-pity. Because how can a race be so backward, ignorant, arrogant collectively. They lack pragmatism. They lack foundation. They lack a framework of operation. Policies are ignored. You'll be ashamed of being Black when you come to this knowledge.

Anyways, the development starts with us in whatever way we can.

Thanks.

The article and concern of the rep are everything that can't make a country experience economic prosperity.

Opening your borders will reduce the price of goods and services. Because there will be inflow from many sources who intend to capture your market. Even many of the indigenous citizens can see it as an opportunity to act as wholesalers, retailers, or distributors of such goods.

Opening your border allows your citizens to focus on the absolute or comparative advantage of goods and services. Rather than try to reinvent the wheel, they can focus on goods and services they have higher powers compared to other countries.

By opening your border and allowing the free flow of goods and services, that both import and export, you make life easy for the common man because producers will compete for them by lowering their prices. If the citizens can get their basic needs met they can focus on other things like innovation, invention, and research.

Any economy regulated by the government makes both imports and exports difficult. The result is hardship. The people favored are government businessmen and their friends and families. It gives room to monopoly. It makes local manufacturing and production difficult.

The function of government is to check for standards and quality and maybe bail out in tough economic situations. By the way, those difficult economic conditions are a result of useless government policies.

The free market is what built, America, China, Singapore, etc. Allow the market to decide what will happen in the economy. Give it a free chance. The free market creates more prosperity than anyone can think of.

Greed and exploitation in the free market is a fallacy. A fallacy we've all swallowed as truth. When there's competition, which is a result of the free market, there can't be an unnecessary hike in price. See Air Peace and other airlines.
Again we don't also consider the cost of production. We only see the price and start shouting "greed and exploitation".

However, in a free market, a capitalist market, every manufacturer will maneuver costs to ensure that the price for goods is on the same par with similar goods in the market. Or better still switch to another form of business to avoid loss.

Nigeria should open its border. Reduce the amount of import charges. Reduce tax rate. And the economy will grow.

There was no country when they were poor that closed her border that ever prospered. No country on earth. No one.

Thanks.