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judatech:
Nairaland should find a place in your list

I would say it should be in the wrath category but i would also say Nairaland has seriously improved.

One of the core concepts of Christianity that i believe has a powerful effect in our modern world today is the concept of the seven deadly sins.

I strongly believe that these seven deady sins are the quickest route to an unfulfilled and miserable life. However, some companies have realized that they could profit immensely from them and this has contributed to a toxic and miserable society.

Here's a list of the deadly sins and their respective promoters:

1. Pride: Companies like Gucci, Apple and Rolex thrive in this aspect, they sell you a product that gives you bragging rights above other people but somehow its never enough, so to fulfill people's insatiable pride they always come up with newer and newer brands.

2. Lust: Onlyfans, Pornhub and Xvideos, i think this is self explanatory, there's a long list of articles about the side effects of pornography from erectile dysfunction to depression.

3. Greed: This is where Bet9ja, Sportybet, Ilotvbet comes in, thousands of people have completely destroyed their livelihood because of greed, when they lose they bet more and when they win they bet more.

4. Envy: Facebook, Instagram, Tiktok, they thrive on envy and comparison, showing people how their mates and friends are living better larger lives than them and forcing people into living fake lifestyle and driving some into crime.

5. Gluttony: Coca-cola, Pepsi, Fanta, and other consumer items we love to eat not because it is healthy but simply because we wish to satiate something in us and yet we are never satisfied.

6. Wrath: Twitter/X is the undisputed king here, the app thrives by making people angry which drives views which drives monetization.

7. Sloth: Netflix, Tiktok, Facebook and Youtube fall into this category, they encourage us to sit down and laugh while the world revolves around us.

What's your take? Is there any companies you might add? or expand upon?

Christistruth00:
We have been wondering if it is Trumps German Ancestry that is making him behave like the Nazis
but President Eisenhower also had German Ancestry and wasn't like that

Wow i never knew that.

It's crazy that they made a German the Supreme Commander in a war against Germany.

In all the condemnation i've seen of Trump, nobody has ever brought up the fact that Trump is genetically German. I think a good reason for this is that Trump's major critics are liberals and one major tenet of liberalism is that a person's blood does not define them. To condemn Trump for being German would be a major contradiction.

Germans have 3 popular stereotypes:
i. They are loud and rude in speech
ii. They are efficient
iii. They have an innate love for war

These were just regular stereotypes until the end of World War 2. After the death of millions, Europe and the USA agreed that Germany should never be allowed to rearm otherwise they might fight WW3

On the American continent however ethnicity was less important that race, it was white, black, latino, asian not English, French, German or Russian, and this is how Donald Trump a German was placed in charge of the most powerful arsenal on earth.

And he has truly lived up to the stereotype.

I'm 100% he will go to war over greenland, his German blood cannot resist it.

I agree with the priest

There is a long list of sins ive done simply because someone told me not to do it, so i had to do it to find out whats the big deal.

Most kids don't know what homosexuality and masturbation is, don't teach them indirectly in the name of God.

OgiidiiAlagbo11:
Whenever you go to salon as a man make sure you take nylon along to pack your hairs,I always do this

Prevention is better than cure

Any health issues you can check my signature

If you don't trust your barber is not better to barb yourself or better still pay extra for private barbing? Rather than insult the person who just stressed himself working for you

They will soon use him to settle their problems, simp forming gangstar

They can relocate to Nigeria they won't have to pay taxes at all.

gidgiddy:
If ADC doesn't give Obi ticket, Obi will support who ever ADC gives ticket

Obi is not desperate to be Nigerian President.

Hmmm, in my opinion he wouldnt have defected to Labour party in the first place if he wasnt desperate to be Nigerian President.

E get 3 camera abi e no get 3 camera?

This even be like advert sef

helinues:
Peter Obi might have agreed to vice Atiku without carrying his supporters along.

Peter Obi himself knew the ADC was arranged by Atiku for his political ambition. He had enough time to think it through before eventually joining

Hmmm that is POssible, but would he dare go against the Obidents that hyped him to messiah status? He would be completely useless as vice without his cult followers.

Would he leave ADC? Will sunken cost fallacy allow him to do that? Will pride allow him to go back to Labour or PDP?

Perhaps he will defect to APC as a last revenge move.

Switruth:
Make una leave Peter Obi alone na

No, his music is far too sweet for me

What if ADC doesnt give him ticket which is looking very likely, what next?

Its funny how when Buhari abducted that terrorist and set him up for trial, the usual rabble came out, accusing the court of unfair illegal practice, the words on all the terrorist's lawyers lips was 'extraordinary rendition'.

But its funny how that same rabble now praise and celebrate Trump for doing a far more heavier version of the same thing - to a sitting President, with much less evidence.

So is Maduro's upcoming trial extraordinary rendition or can we all agree it is okay?

US was in Afghanistan for 20 years fighting Islamic terrorists but yet it accomplished nothing and eventually they pulled out in disgrace...

The same Trump that led the pullout is the same one claiming to care about Nigerians.

he thinks he is driving in UK

Your asking the wrong questions

If you want Biafra you must invest in manufacturing and agriculture maybe security.

Majority of Igbos outside the southeast are traders either wholesale or retail, and so its impossible for them to live in the Southeast even if Biafra were created they would not be in the southeast.

Otti visited because Nnamdi Kanu is from his state and also to mark register so the unknown IPOB men know he was here

India with extremely high rape and forced marriage is number 5

I understand Norway though

Two things will happen to this Yerima in the coming months

A) He will be killed or imprisoned

B) He will become promoted

When you see the media hyping someone like this just know these are the two options awaiting that person.

2face is clearly at fault here, how can you be having issue with every woman in your life.

I feel zero sympathy for him, he is very lucky he is Nigerian not American.

Let him not run, old man behaving like a teen.

insidelife22:
Just tell us say they want comot food for your mouth

Comotin food from people's mouth is always a deadly game even more deadly when those people have guns.

Obasanjo inherited a very corrupt system, he got in after more than 20 years of corrupt military rule and soldiers were itching for any 'flaw in democracy' so they can take back power, how do you expect him to fix the country overnight?

The fact that Nigeria is still a democracy is a testament to the skill of Obasanjo, i don't think even MKO would have lasted long without being overthrown.

Try putting yourself in the shoes of the average police officer...

You worked as an officer for 5 years before landing a VIP post, while you worked for 5 years you earned meagre salaries while risking your life while at the same time receiving nothing but insults and disrespect from the general public and also some security officers (soldiers).

Then you got posted to a VIP, now, you make more money, take less risk and receive more respect due to your proximity to the VIP. All of a sudden they ordered you to leave that nice juicy VIP position in order protect that general public that despised you, to tackle the criminals that those proud and mighty soldiers were far too incompetent to handle, for some strange reason people think this will solve anything.

EmperorIsaac:
He wouldn't. Child support would have humbled him.

very true

If 2baba was American he would have been cancelled long time ago

steadygo:
The development of the countries you listed can’t seriously be explained by they abolishment of monarchy. Their wealth and power come from things like early industrialization, access to global trade . Also, in the case of the western world much of their wealth is due to imperialism; slavery, colonial extraction as well as the resources they are able to get cheap today.

In fact, much of the military and industrial capacity that allowed for European imperialism was built while those states were still in monarchies. Britain, France and others developed their ships, guns and financial systems under kings and emperors, and used them to dominate global trade and colonise other regions. Germany’s core industrial boom happened under the Kaiser. Russia’s 19th-century industrialization was driven by the Tsarist state. France also had major economic and infrastructure growth under regimes like the Second Empire.

The United States started as a British colonial extension under a king. They later grew rich as a republic but after already inheriting industrialization from Britain and still relied heavily on slavery, and as native land seizure, and unequal integration into the world economy. China's industrialization is different and more modern, it followed the industrialization model of the western world so it doesn't take away from the larger point.

I don't put this down to at all defend slavery, imperialism or colonization but only to show that the historical record doesn't support the idea that abolishing monarchy automatically causes development. Many states built their power under monarchies and only later changed their regime type.

I partially understand your point but i disagree

Russia was very backward compared to the rest of Europe, but after the Tsar was overthrown it actually led to rapid industrialization that placed Russia and Soviet Union on par with the USA, that industrialization could have never happened under the Tsars.

USA was created for the very sole purpose of escaping the limitations of a monarchy society, limitations like one prince inheriting very large estates, estates that would otherwise have been used for agriculture or manufacturing but under monarchy it becomes a symbol of influence and power; being barred from certain places and opportunities simply because you didnt possess the right honorific; waging a war every time a King dies etc

China under Qing dynasty seriously stagnated and this led to the century of humiliation, China had to abandon monarchy and learn somethings from USA.

Germany's industrial boom didnt happen under the Kaiser, it happened under Otto Von Bismarck.

France industrial global peak began during the French revolution and Napoleonic era.

You made a point that the industrial capacity was already in those countries before they overthrew the monarchy, this is true but in those countries of high industrial capacity you'll find out that the monarchy was severely weakened to the point of being a status ceremonial symbol because the monarchy system by itself is usually opposed to industrial capacity and merely tolerates it when it becomes unavoidable.

The very idea of being a king is that you are born with a special and greater destiny than everybody else, how do you reconcile the principle of democracy and equality with such an idea?

How do you promote industrial capacity in a society where any work aside from warfare and politics is seen as degrading, fit for peasants and slaves?

How can a country know its industrial capacity if it doesnt eliminate certain parasitic elements from its society?

He hasnt even been in prison for two weeks and you guys are hyping him

Its like you guys don't understand the meaning of LIFE imprisonment.

The inmates will treat him as a boss naturally because they know that they might leave prison one day and return to still find him there, he is their senior in prison terms.

USA, Russia, China, Germany and France all abolished monarchy, these countries became even more developed as a result and you want us a developing country to embrace it?

And who told you a King dedicates his life to rule the people in a monarchy? The king's viziers rule the people, the king mostly does nothing but pretend to be a god.

And what happens when the king dies? Then every single son-distant relative he has will start vying for the throne along with their courts and favourites.

Nigeria needs to abandon ALL traditional systems, South South, West, East or North

I saw someone using differentiation to calculate his odds of winning/losing in sportybet and checking out the best winning strategy, i didnt understand a thing but i know it is possible.