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.

cc: CaveAdullam, wirinet, Gerrard59

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.

Kelklein:


Lol.. my guy

The establishment seemed to have taken over..

They even control the way we think..

Not many can decipher what is really going on..

I'm glad to know some of us (like you) can see through the gimmicks..

At a point.. I get tired..

All we ask is good governance.. how is that a rocket science 🤔🤔🤔

There's nobody in APC that understands basic economics. Absolutely nobody.

These sets of leaders aren't interested in developing the nation. They seemed to be doing something but it's all a gimmick. It's an attempt to get themselves and family tethered to the national resource for a constant stream of present and future incomes and opportunities.

The template for national prosperity is there. No need to try to reinvent the wheel.

Had it been they were following or imitating such a template the effect of subsidy removal wouldn't have been felt that much. However, because nothing is going on, the masses are in complete disarray, confusion, and poverty.

It's like taking a parachute from them at high altitude and telling them to fly down without breaking their bones. Crime and death are the end.

Sigh.

Kelklein:
Anybody who has a slight idea of Nigeria and its irrespónsible leadership would know that the cosmetic support they are doing now is only as valuable as it sounds... cosmetics!!!

Patriotism left the WhatsApp group where Nigeria is being discussed.. everybody is only interested in what comes to their pocket in the end.. self-centred leadership.

If they are truly for the masses, the focus would have been how to Industrialize; bring back the steel sector, bring back the textile sector; bring back the Auto Assemblies; Bring Back Power; but as long as the CBN and how to sell the Dollar and to whom, is what we are discussing in 2024.. don't expect much impactful changes..

We are motioning but not moving...

Pls don't quote me..just read and assimilate when you are less busy.

Why won't I quote you when you're an endangered species, the few of the sane men remaining in this country? I must commend your post. Kudos.

The current government like its predecessor is playing abadacabra with the nation and its resources. Is it not stupid for a whole "giant of Africa" to wake up every morning and start chasing dollars to yoke it equally with naira?

Meanwhile, a simple, improvement in security to destroy banditry, Fulani herdsmen bandits, and their likes can make farmers go back to their farms. Revisiting the export policies is there also. Reducing tax rates is there too. Reducing the amount on import duties is there.

Revamp your refinery and other failed industries. Complete your white elephant projects. Focus on human capital and human development before constructing coastal lands from Lagos to Calabar. Provide stable electricity. Give licenses to private manufacturers and industries and allow Monopolies to fade into the shadow. Privatize relevant sectors and watch the economy grow.

When things are in order, it is the citizens who will ensure it continues because they are the beneficiaries.

However, the whole of APC + all Nigerian politicians are too myopic and stupid to see that this is a template on nation building and development.

They would rather chase dollars and exchange rates, build flyovers, construct feminine makeup roads, and station thugs all over the place.

This country, 'O ti lor".

Raalsalghul:


Well written Cave and I share the same thoughts as you but the most annoying thing about this after coming to the realization of how low the IQ of the black race is the fact that you have no control over your being black and that you might be the only one in the midst of a billion souls who's only come to this knowledge and enlightenment.

Most Black Africans from my own observation simply do not care and would rather give in to carnal desires rather than ponder on how to improve their race. It's all man for himself. The whites do not think like that.

I wrote a post here on how negro slaves were the least in price during the Arab slavery.

Furthermore, I have also written on how I am reluctant to reproduce as a Black African person because there is no leverage to my offspring to succeed in this world where we are at the bottom of the pyramid.

I have lived with white people, I have worked with white people.

I have white folks as my friends.

I have studied them, how they think, their mentality and mindset, their preference for using logic rather than emotions or sentiments in dealing with issues, their inclusive thinking to nation buildings, their perchance for meritocracy, their immediate urge to look for a solution when something goes wrong and learn from it, their formulation of laws and swiftness to punish those who disobey them, their lazy approach to work and life which in turn makes them creative and come up/build on technology to make life easier for them, their respect of people's choices and way of life so long as it's legal and in line with the law.


I have studied all these their attributes even down to the point I am beginning to think like them and starting to see Africans from their perspective and why they built top civilizations but the most annoying thing about it is that I am still black, skin is still black, I have thick hair and strong accent.

The wife of our security man is pregnant with the 4th child. I'm still doubting and using my eyes to screen and scan her very well if it is truly pregnancy or potbelly or if my eyes are deceiving me.
The respective ages from the oldest to the youngest are 8, 6, and 1.

I have sworn never to give birth to a child in this country. I'm happy my parents have other kids. Praise the lord, hallelujah.
Because I can't imagine my child dealing with all the nonsense going on in this country.

The average Black man is stupid. Like you said, they don't even care about their conditions. How can someone get pregnant in this kind of economic condition? Even women in prosperous nations are going childless.

Less I forget, a neighbor gave birth to his 5th child some months ago. The first child isn't up to 13 years old.

I understand the biological underpinning behind this. But at least humans are the most intelligent in the animal kingdom. Why can't these people use their small brains for once?

The state of the Black man is to eat, sleep, play, and fvck. Nothing more nothing else. They are sets of humans that still pound their chests like King Kong with basal animalistic instinct.

I do laugh when Blacks in the diaspora find pride in their works and achievements overseas, seeing it as an opportunity to rank on the same level as their European, Asian, or American counterparts. I'm glad of their achievements though. Happy for them. However, the White Man still dominates.

The White man is the template for Black's progress. It may not be so in the past. But that's the case now. And they can do to the Black race as they are currently doing. So what's the essence of the King Kong attitude?

We don't even care about nation-building and development as individuals. Everywhere you go in this country, you just see more reasons why the country will continue to remain in the dark. Hardly anyone thinks. Hardly anyone that's logical. Hardly anyone trying to make it work.

Each and everyone believes that the nation has sunk to the bottom of the deep sea, so no need to do anything. Instead, they try to pillage the little they can and behave like lawless idiots.

Anyway, I do hope for a better nation and continent. It all starts from the little we can do right now.

Thanks.

JESHAL007:


Good afternoon my friend;
I am in my mid service year, love your posts and the materials you sent to my email, I usually have religious conditioning about life generally but an incident is making me unplug but I'm very careful about the materials I'm reading, had these supernatural belief that one miraculous event would lead to my success ( yahoo jazz mindset), but now reality after school is kind of different, you make efforts to get to where you want to be and a little bit of luck.

I have unplugged from the religious matrix a long time ago. Ironically, I do go to church every Sabbath. I don't miss it.

I don't believe in any of those religious stories regardless of the prophet, messiah, messenger, or son of God. Except for the significant lessons religious books teach.

There's a reason people engaged in Jazz, voodoo or juju. But what they say they get from it is a lie. There's a psychology behind it which is rooted in basic chemistry, physics, and human behavior...and some other factors too.

You may say I've not truly unplugged, and be right. I do go to church for the community's sake. One can't just lock himself out of the world. By the way, it's those who have accomplished much that can choose to be complete introverts. I'm not that kind of introvert, despite knowing how utterly ignorant and stupid the average human is, not to even talk of the enormous gullibility of religious followers.

I unplugged because of an incident too. I can't imagine after living a holy life and praying for the family I love, day in and day out, and still receiving a call, that the beautiful face of my pretty younger sister got burnt.

Like what the fvck. What's now the essence of praying and fasting? Anyway, I'm happy that her looks were restored and now prettier than before.

I have observed, considered, examined, and scrutinized this religious thing from top to bottom. Aside from religious texts, there's nothing to it. It is just a medium of deceit, illusion, exploitation, and control. It's also a good coping mechanism for those who intend to short-circuit their way to success.

It took less than 500 pages of Rena Zena in his book - The Zealot, to completely alter my Christian faith. The scales fell off my eyes like when Ananias laid his hands on Paul to restore his sight.

Funny enough, these idiotic pastors and prophets see me as a strong believer even when I no longer regard their messiah as the savior of the world, save for his explicit biblical character. That's to tell you how fake they are, how ignorant they are, and how stupid to think they know something when they don't.

You can easily deceive religious people once you can understand their religion and play along with it.

I have a pet theory that many big pastors don't believe in what they preach, however, use it to exploit the people for gains and glory. They are the modern-day Pharisees.

You'll soon unplug. It's just a matter of time. Mine was almost an instant.

Reality after school ought not to be difficult if not for the failed nation we've found ourselves. Only you need to build yourself because no one is coming.

Little advice: see what you can do in your PPA instead of running back home. Except such a place is useless. Because it's easier to work without feelings of shame and mockery in a strange land. Nobody knows you there. So you can do all the dirty work within a short time to take you to a point where you can start having good shorts.

Life isn't only based on luck. Other factors do concatenate to birth success.

Prepare yourself in the most difficult ways so that you can be able to survive difficult times.

Thanks for your kind words. I do appreciate it.

Gerrard59:


Honestly, after wetin I don see so far, I don't rate Nigerian elites and other black elites. Nigerian elites, in particular, because we are the most populous black country and should be a leading example of black strive for excellence. We no do well. Fine, the white and even Arab men don deal with us, but we suppose get sense and re-strategise for the greater good of ourselves. See China today, I can count how many times Xi has travelled out to visit other world leaders. But for the past few months, foreign leaders have been visiting him, soliciting for deals and treaties. In return, they are negotiating ruthlessly and stating their needs with terms and conditions.



That is the bad thing about diversity. People lose a sense of belonging and patriotism in the country. But then, see the sit-at-home declaration and subsequent insecurity in the south east. I wondered what Igbo elites were doing. When a society falls, I blame the elites, both private and public. Many people seem to disregard the psychological comfort of living in their dominant environment, which is clean, safe, and prosperous. I wonder how African elites would cope should the West institute the citizenship revocation the US did against Chinese-American scientists. Most renounced American citizenship and moved to China. If China gets as easy for them, they move to Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Hong Kong, South Korea, or Japan. Wahali! East Asians don't try for themselves. In all of this, they would maintain the same living standards and live in prosperous places as they did in the US.




Funny enough, I have not read the book. I just keep adding would-be books to the private list on my Amazon account. The list is to reach 200 books. I wonder which day I go get time to read even ten

It is the extra efforts they place in trying to live an enjoyable life in a poor and degraded nation I find ironic - tinted cars, bulletproof cars, high-fenced houses, and security escorts. But good roads, good hospitals, and good markets are far from them. Cases of emergencies and accidents are when the reality sets in.

It is not that I'm jealous and entitled to the pocket of any wealthy man. They worked for their money and can choose how to spend it. However, what's enjoying life when you don't have peace because you're scared of banditry, kidnapping, epileptic power supply, wicked house helps, and being prone to accidents because of unlicensed drivers and bad roads?

I don't know if these people have ever considered that there's no place like home. But if the foundation, which is the home, is shaky, it can't be inhabitable. And this is the disrespect and disdain other races have toward Africans and the Black population. Who will respect and honor an elder when that elder isn't respected and honored at home? Blacks will continue to be treated like shit and trash by other races until they develop their people and continent. DEI is just a thin bandage on their fractured bones.

The masses, aren't even left out. We are the bag those ugly and dumb samples were selected from. Even the way we act on a basic level is appalling, annoying, and reeks of mental disorders. A stroll around the community will show you how foolishly the average Nigerian behaves in private and public.

There's no sense of patriotism on a general scale. The people are after "let me eat my own and clean mouth. Nor be me kee, Jesus". With such a mentality, there's no way a nation can succeed. The ordinary man has a role to play too.

The painful thing is that there's a template for national development. A simple Ctrl + C from another developed or developing nation then Ctrl + V to their nations will get the continent awake and moving. But no, trust our dumb politicians and elites. They'd prefer feasting on a drizzling of crumbs than taking the time to plant seeds and reap bountiful harvests in future. It's always about the moment, as with myopic people who only see and think short-term.

This is why I always say poverty is a mentality. You can be rich and still live and behave like a peasant. Money in the hands of a fool doesn't make him wise. He just has the opportunity to display more foolishness. This is the case of African leaders and elites.

Thanks.

PS: I will start reading the book today. I scheduled my reading in the early hours of the morning. 1 - 2 hours daily. That's how I'm able to keep up with books.

I also do list filtering. One can't read all the most interesting books in the world. I do select for the ones I find more appealing at intervals.

Thanks.

Gerrard59:


His daughter has triple degrees from Princeton, Havard and Stanford universities. He is a relative of sort to the tech investor Victor Asemota. Malcolm Gladwell no lie when him write the book "Outliers". His trajectory mimics that of Adebayo Ogunlesi, whose dad was the first professor of medicine in Nigeria. Ogunlesi studied at Kings College Lagos, Oxford, and Harvard Universities.

My annoyance is say upon all these profiles of Nigerian elites, we never even reach or attain the level of Malaysia. Some of the elites in Nigeria still believe in government subsidies. I respect Chinese elites as they used their brilliance, creativity, and influence to develop their country.

When research says that Blacks have a low IQ, children of utmost ignorance and illiteracy will start roaring in their hordes because they can point to one or two persons of exemplary intelligence and accompanying achievements. Meanwhile, such research is based on population level and not specific individuals.

Why did I say this?

African elites are dumb. They represent a larger percentage of low IQ. Hence, rather than unite at both national and Continental levels, to improve the state of their country and continent respectively, they will decide to spend it lavishly or look for a soakaway to store their money.

Yes, of course, many do have investments here and there, both domestic and international. But the point is that they don't see a need to use their position as a medium to develop their nations.

It's elites that rule and run a country; politicians are their puppeteers, from the presidential seat to the last civil servant.

However, they would rather catch a cruise or use their position to oppress the common man. See Erisco as an example.

It was American elites: Vanderbilt, Rockefeller, Ford, Carnegie, Morgan, etc. that built America. Wealthy men who in a competition to become the most richest and powerful man in America used goods, services, and creativity to better their nation.

Tony Elumelu, however, is trying his best through his TEF. But the majority of his likes and even his friends don't seem interested in the steady growth and development of a nation.

As individual citizens, we can only go as far as our strength can take us. We have our roles to play. But support is still needed at the grassroots level for spontaneous change.

Another thing is that from observation most elites believe the country is gone. Especially those that are not too close to the corridors of power and politics. If they've lost hope in the state of the nation, their lackadaisical attitude can't be far-fetched.

Thanks.

PS: Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell keeps popping up these days. It's high time I go read it. Funny enough, I won it as a gift prize from Rovenheights bookstore but haven't been able to go pick it up.

A pretty young 16-year-old girl is using your head to play ludo, and you are here contemplating nonsense. Whether you should continue dating her or not.

See how she's playing the game so sleek. Truly women are born Machiavellians.

You want to buy her phone. I laugh. I laugh heavily. Lol.

Premium tears await you.

By the way, if you don't want to spend some hard time in jail, stay aloof from her in matters of sex. She's a minor. Wait for 2 years.

Even if you want to keep her close...your hormones will betray you.

Please, just ghost this girl for now. Because you're making moves that are detrimental to your well-being.

PS: if you buy her a phone, you're a big fool.

Thanks.

Education is the only way out of Black's backwardness that has been trailing for generations non-stop. And this is the type of educational approach that can transfer people from darkness to light.

Not fighting for diversity, equality, and inclusiveness. It makes them look more pitiable than being honored and respected. Not talking about the transatlantic events from dawn to dusk as if it can cause an overhaul toward change.

STEM is the only way. However, Blacks can't match other developed nations in this aspect. But staying on this lane, and doing better will attract the attention of technical know-how and STEM savvies. Not starting from scratch, but capitalizing on the foundation already laid by the developed world.

Only STEM can quickly stimulate the nation and continent toward economic development and prosperity. All that's needed is the skills and talents + sponsorship or scholarships like this.

Research, innovations, inventions, discoveries, and good salesmen who can pitch their ideas to good venture capitalists before execution and their products to customers after execution are those who build a nation. Not skit-makers, content creators, and pranksters.

In addition to STEM: The history of the black nation should be studied. The people need to be aware of their past and the people who pose a problem to their development and prosperity. With time the nation and continent will get closer to the light.

As of now, no one needs to say I don't have big brains for STEM + Sales. I understand. Even if you do, the materials and resources you need to sustain you on that path aren't available. However, you must force yourself to get acclimatized and stay hooked. Because that's the future and it has always been from the past. It's one hard but trusted route out of penury. You just need to know your skill and how to leverage it.

To all contributors to the STEM + Sales field, kudos.

Thanks.

KushLyon:


There are 2 certificates, one is free and you get it at the end of the course (certificate of completion) while the other is a verified certificate, which is $219. The free one is from Harvard, while the verified one is from EDX

Alright.

Thanks for your time.