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Gloriagee:
Wat does she lose, Mr. Mama I no fit lie you?

justyhere:
I just discovered the shock of my life. My friend is about to get married in a month’s time to this wealthy fine man, she's a few weeks pregnant and looks pretty happy.

Last week, I was with her and her fiancee came around, it was all fun and we took several pictures and I needed to get them so the guy just handed me his phone to send the pictures to my phone.

They are a very clingy couple and they left to the bedroom to go do their thing, maybe to keep me company or maybe he forgot or for whatever reason, but he didn't get his phone. I was done with the transfer and was just going through his photos randomly, I saw a folder and there are pictures and videos of him doing sexual things with different female corpses. I was so terrified, I returned the phone to home Page, cleared the recently used apps and I left immediately, I have not been in contact with my friend for days now, she keeps calling, I can't bring myself to speak to her.

But I feel guilty and angry, angry that he would do such and even record them and keep them, guilty that I am letting my best friend into a trap of a marriage.

What do I do in this case? I'm so confused and worried.

onumadu:
This is not always true. At all.
In fact I've seen quite a few cases where this happened and the men involved where EXCELLENT fathers and husbands.
The problem is natural.
Monogamy has a reductionist demand on men that is impossible to meet. A women for example would want to avenge the fact that her husband looked at another woman 30 yrs ago! It is not that the man looked at another woman. It is that she is looking for a pretext to abandon him in old age!
A man gets married and at first controls 90% love and admiration. But as he ages, and he keeps investing in his wife and kids, he gradually drains himself of that love and admiration because he empowers them while he dis-empowers himself.
Over time, he would be lucky if he controlled 10% love and admiration.
How does love and admiration come about? Through MATERIAL THINGS: money, properties, etc.
Once he depletes all that and the kids grow up, the wife becomes "free" of the kids, and since he is sexually emptied as well for his wife, he loses everything and gets abandoned.
Life is NOT sentimental.
That is why a smart man must plan ahead and keep his materials very close to himself until his old age.
With those materials firmly under his control, he would retain love and admiration whether his wife and kids like him or not, or else ...

God1000:
Very bad, not all families though.

A lot of married old couples are still enjoying each other till death, I know about one, but the husband is very subservient to the woman for peace to reign in the house.

As for children abandoning their Dads at old age after going through hell to raise them is very bad.


You are wise

IHate9jerianss:
Not always.Lets not forget how this 'my mother is the real mvp' mentality amongst men leads to "mother-worship" which also indirectly leads many men to "woman-worship"

1Sharon:
How is he leading women astray?

He's brutally honest.

Not all women will get the man they dream off, some women are just delusional and have lost it.

jerflakes:
You think say na naija?

He will find another job smoothly

His record speaks for itself

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TechPanda:
WhatsApp is hard to avoid. The uber-popular messaging app has over 300 million active daily users, so there's a good chance most people you know are on it. But that doesn't mean it's good. In fact, far from it.

All your friends are on it. Unfortunately, nobody is asking the crucial question: Is WhatsApp actually good? Despite its accessibility and market domination, I think WhatsApp is bad. And I can name you eight reasons that competitors or other methods can do it better.

1. WhatsApp only identifies you via your number
With its password-less 1-factor log-in, WhatsApp drags a big mess of disadvantages along with it. In my opinion, the biggest problem is that it exclusively uses a guaranteed non-anonymous means of identification. To confirm an identity, the sister company Facebook bails them out in many cases.

In addition, non-group contacts won’t notice if you change your mobile number. They will then start sending messages to your old number. You won’t be informed about the messages and the senders will be surprised when you don’t write back.

Even worse, your WhatsApp file becomes filled with deserted, duplicate and triple contact entries and you lose track of which version of a contact is up-to-date.

People sometimes change their mobile number or pass it on to someone else, and when this happens WhatsApp couldn’t be worse prepared.

Alternative: Username and password

Whatever happened to the good old combination of a username and password? Why do you have to be identified via a mobile number? Of course, you can find your contacts faster using an identifier that is already stored on your smartphone in the form of a mobile number.

2. You can only use WhatsApp on one device at a time

You want to run WhatsApp on a tablet? Or log in to a PC in the browser and stay logged in?

This would be ideal if you log in at work and at home and simply remain logged in so you won't have to do it several times a day. WhatsApp is unfortunately the wrong app for you.

You can activate WhatsApp only on one device. A second smartphone, tablet or several PCs in parallel operation won’t work. WhatsApp Web is the biggest joke in the messaging industry, but more on that later.

3. WhatsApp Web is an incredibly bad joke

Whereas other vendors offer only one QR code authentication and then let you chat without a smartphone, WhatsApp Web bothers you wherever it can. WhatsApp Web is not an app in itself, but basically just a remote control that operates WhatsApp on your smartphone.

If your smartphone is connected to mobile data, it will continue to be charged. If your smartphone is short on battery, or even turns off, WhatsApp Web is disabled.

The same is true if power saving features place WhatsApp Web in the background during sleep mode. If you drive home and you want to use WhatsApp Web there, you have to completely re-authenticate yourself and cut the connection to your work computer.

4. Data is stored insecurely

Easily accessible or not, WhatsApp for Android stores its data where it does not belong. Instead of partitioning data, it is stored in the /sdcard partition that is visible to all apps with file access.

They certainly don’t belong there if the pictures are meant to remain a secret. Then the end-to-end encryption that WhatsApp promises to everyone is useless for all your beautiful photos. Oh and that takes us to our next point.

5. The backup system is bad, inconvenient and doesn’t allow you to switch platforms

You previously had an iPhone or want one now? Then say goodbye to the records of your conversations. They can’t be transferred from one platform to another. WhatsApp uses iCloud for iPhone and Google Drive for Android phones.

Google Drive is in theory accessible from an iPhone, but is not usually used for this purpose: so you won’t get your WhatsApp backup in your new iPhone.

Alternative:

There are several way WhatsApp could improve this. One would be to integrate other cloud services that can be accessed from both platforms. There’s still Dropbox, OneDrive and NAS. Another option would be for WhatsApp, like Telegram, to simply keep the messages on the server and then you would only have to backup the keychain for end-to-end encryption.

6. WhatsApp knows enough about you despite end-to-end encryption

WhatsApp can’t look into your conversation logs, see your pictures or listen to your audio recordings. But it knows when you spoke to whom. WhatsApp also has access to your address book and can read your shared memory.

WhatsApp can synchronize its data with its parent company Facebook and hone in on your profile.

Alternative: Anonymous account and metadata encryption

In order to actually be anonymous, an app can’t ask for data that is personally attributable to you. WhatsApp doesn’t protect your phone from other users or customers. You might as well stand at the bus stop and hand out your data and passwords to everyone who passes by.

With respect to the first point, WhatsApp shouldn’t know who you’re talking to and when: this metadata alone can be used to derive unpleasant assumptions about you, if for example one of your contacts is associated in a crime.

7. You can’t change sent messages

Just recently, WhatsApp has finally added the option that sent messages can be deleted so that they disappear for the recipient as well. But if you just want to eliminate a misleading mistake that creeps in from Autocorrect, you can’t edit it.

You have to copy the entire message, delete it, reinsert it, rewrite it and send it again. This isn’t just inconvenient, it’s also complete nonsense. Numerous competitors such as Telegram and even Skype now allow messages to be edited later.

8. Group management is horrible

WhatsApp groups are created at every opportunity. WhatsApp’s group chat feature is one of the worst on the market. If you look at the functionality of other group chats, WhatsApp’s is a shame.

- There are no channels to sign up for.
- Instead there are only stupid groups, where all group members can see your mobile number.
- Groups can’t be closed until all of the members (up to 256) leave or are manually and individually removed by admins.
- Later on you can’t see the groups you were a part of.
- Anyone can add you to their group and pass on your number without your permission.
- If you change your mobile number in WhatsApp, members in those groups will be notified of your new number.

All the disadvantages and shortcomings of WhatsApp culminate in the group chat feature. The function is nevertheless as successful and deficient as WhatsApp itself. The group chat features are not only deficient, the flaws are also an affront to your privacy.

Conclusion
WhatsApp proves that quantity can beat quality. Once a product is so popular, its creators don’t have to offer much more. Even if the perfect competitor was created, it wouldn’t be able to really compete. WhatsApp is somehow immune to criticism of any kind.

The app is carelessly made, ignores your privacy on all sides and follows completely outdated standards. But WhatsApp is a part of mainstream culture and will remain successful simply because a billion users of all ages are too lazy to consider the alternatives.

What do you think? Do you wish a better messaging service was more popular than WhatsApp?

Source: https://www.androidpit.com/things-we-dont-like-about-whatsapp ~ [Eric Ferrari-Herrmann] AndroidPit

koice:
Yeah, I have watched all. In my order of hierarchy, The Leftovers top the list, followed by Six Feet Under. Both shows are as bleak as they come. Damages is a riveting legal drama, and sometimes push the boundaries between crime and justice. Night Manager is a sleek spy thriller starring two very talented Hollywood big boys, Hugh Laurie and Tom Hindleston. Coming up next on 5th position is The Night Of. It's a captivating whodunnit mystery that would keep you guessing even after the final closing credits. Finally, Billions brings up the rear. It's about 2 megalomaniacs that absolutely despise each other and would do just about anything to one-up the other. It's a captivating watch.

These are all top shows with high production values.

koice:
Well, since you like Breaking Bad, you might find this newer shows right up your alley.

- Godless
- McMafia
- Ozark
- StartUp
- Berlin Station
- The Detour
- Search Party
- Manhunt: Unabomber
- End Of The F****ing World
- Sneaky Pete
- Goliath
- Line Of Duty (Highly recommended)
- Mad Men (US)
- The Son
- Snowfall

koice:
@ladej, you're still not getting it. All the points you raised are varied, and I can't fault them, BUT, They. Don't. Matter.

The story was been told through Walter White's POV. He was the main protagonist - all others are just supporting characters. As such, you would expect supporting characters to be killed off from time to time to facilitate the flow of the plot and the subplot, yes?

What I am trying to say is this: Walter as the main protagonist, killed people, ruined a lot of lives, but somehow, got away with it.

In organized crime, people at the thick of things don't go unscathed, they just don't. In Broadwalk Empire, Nucky Thompson got clipped in the end. In The Wire, main protagonists, Omar, Stringer Bell, Avon... got clipped. In Oz, Vernon Schillinger got murdered by Keller. In SoA, Jax committed suicide as the walls were closing in on him. In The Shield, Shane Vendrell murdered his wife, kid and himself as the law closed in on him. In Peaky Blinders, Tommy's wife got murdered. I could go on and on...

The following are the few times when TV shows depicted the actual grievous consequences that come with letting oneself get involve with organized crime. They didn't go easy on the protagonists at all, as real life wouldn't either.

Breaking Bad failed in this department, and as such I would always rate those shows I mentioned above it. That said, it's still one of the greatest TV series of our generation.

tenderlaw:
Op, citizenship is derived
1. By birth
a) Place of origin of your parents
b) Place of your birth eg US
2. By legal adoption
3. By naturalisation.
4. By marriage.

Your answer lies in number 1.

koice:
@ladej, you're still not getting it. All the points you raised are varied, and I can't fault them, BUT, They. Don't. Matter.

The story was been told through Walter White's POV. He was the main protagonist - all others are just supporting characters. As such, you would expect supporting characters to be killed off from time to time to facilitate the flow of the plot and the subplot, yes?

What I am trying to say is this: Walter as the main protagonist, killed people, ruined a lot of lives, but somehow, got away with it.

In organized crime, people at the thick of things don't go unscathed, they just don't. In Broadwalk Empire, Nucky Thompson got clipped in the end. In The Wire, main protagonists, Omar, Stringer Bell, Avon... got clipped. In Oz, Vernon Schillinger got murdered by Keller. In SoA, Jax committed suicide as the walls were closing in on him. In The Shield, Shane Vendrell murdered his wife, kid and himself as the law closed in on him. In Peaky Blinders, Tommy's wife got murdered. I could go on and on...

The following are the few times when TV shows depicted the actual grievous consequences that come with letting oneself get involve with organized crime. They didn't go easy on the protagonists at all, as real life wouldn't either.

Breaking Bad failed in this department, and as such I would always rate those shows I mentioned above it. That said, it's still one of the greatest TV series of our generation.

koice:
You completely missed the point I was trying to make. I will try to elaborate further on this.

Did Walter pay for his sins, though? Not really. Sure, he died, but it was expected from the start. He had cancer, remember? Then, he went into a life of crime to provide for his family, which naturally, escalated to a full fledged drug business - the kind that can wipe out a whole family tree. He pulled a lot of sh*t that somewhere along the line, even the most obtuse of viewers must have realized that Walter ain't getting out of this alive. But, that's btw, it doesn't really matter.

What matters is this: Breaking Bad wants you to believe that if you have honest to heart motive, it's OK! Hey, you can kill a lot of people, but since you're taking BAD people out of the equation and also doing it to take care of your family, that it's all okay. That your family will be taken care of in the end. That's romanticizing crime if ever there is one. That's not real life.

Jesse wasn't the protagonist and btw, him being a wreck is insignificant because, it was expected. Ditto Skyler. Walt BIL was an FBI agent, thus, getting killed in the line of duty wasn't that peculiar.

Bottom line, Walt's family lived on - without any Witness protection program involved - without any consequences, to enjoy the wealth he accumulated, via his meth business.

koice:
You completely missed the point I was trying to make. I will try to elaborate further on this.

Did Walter pay for his sins, though? Not really. Sure, he died, but it was expected from the start. He had cancer, remember? Then, he went into a life of crime to provide for his family, which naturally, escalated to a full fledged drug business - the kind that can wipe out a whole family tree. He pulled a lot of sh*t that somewhere along the line, even the most obtuse of viewers must have realized that Walter ain't getting out of this alive. But, that's btw, it doesn't really matter.

What matters is this: Breaking Bad wants you to believe that if you have honest to heart motive, it's OK! Hey, you can kill a lot of people, but since you're taking BAD people out of the equation and also doing it to take care of your family, that it's all okay. That your family will be taken care of in the end. That's romanticizing crime if ever there is one. That's not real life.

Jesse wasn't the protagonist and btw, him being a wreck is insignificant because, it was expected. Ditto Skyler. Walt BIL was an FBI agent, thus, getting killed in the line of duty wasn't that peculiar.

Bottom line, Walt's family lived on - without any Witness protection program involved - without any consequences, to enjoy the wealth he accumulated, via his meth business.

koice:
Exactly. The show tells it as it is. It doesn't romanticize crime at all. Gomorrah want us to know how BAD it really is to be part of an organized crime. Action have consequences.

For instance, in Sopranos, Tony never died, did he? Maybe he did, maybe he didn't... doesn't matter. What's more important is the fact that nobody in his family died, right? That's romanticizing crime. Crime shows like Breaking Bad and Sopranos want you to believe that it's okay to commit a crime so long as your heart is in the right place. Bla bla bla...

By contrast, Gomorrah, wants you to stop fantasizing crap and face the reality. Talk sh*t, get bang. You f**k up? Your family pays for it. Want to screw over a drug kingpin? Your child dies... Don't get an illusion that since they are the bad guys and you're only doing it for your family that everything's gonna work out for them (your family) at last, because, certainly, your family or people close to you are going to be the ones that would pay for your crimes. Gomorrah is real life depiction of organized crime at any level at it's finest.

At the emboldened, maybe, it has something to do with the fact that the Camorra Mafia isn't as centralized as the infamous Sicilian Mafia. Thus, it makes it more difficult to combat personal interest & enforce family values.

introvertme:
Yeah,it's realistic it shows how materialistic most pastors are,did you seethe damn estate dem de stay

Meanwhile they were asking d daughter to preach tithe and offering sermon ,SMH

introvertme:
Finally, somebody way de watch Greenleaf

koice:
You're a good salesman, you pitched your goods so well. Alright, I'm almost sold. Tomorrow, I'll stream the pilot to see if it's my kind of a show. If I like what I see, I'll most certainly download the rest. Season 2 seems kinda longish tho. In my experience, long seasons often beget filler episodes.

koice:
Unfortunately, no. I try getting into Queen Sugar because of the good reviews, but couldn't. Just not for me. I imagine I'd feel the same about Greenleaf and other OWN contents. I don't dig soaps, be it latin, black or white.

koice:
Yeah, it's one of the shows I follow religiously.