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In movies, skits etc, I noticed a very superficial portrayal of the concept "old money" with an entire bandwidth that simplistically spans "who my father is" "designer brands" "or how much money they have".
zero substance, which further encourages the elite of our society to continue to betray their responsibility to society.

To be Old money or to have said mindset implies that you have / can see past money. You can live for higher ideals such as Integrity, service , truth and you can't be bought.

This frame of mind Is "usually" passed down by people who have seen past money and can afford to live for the higher ideals of life e.g Integrity, legacy, impact, love, and service.

People that come to mind most recently are a David Hundeyin, who simply refuses to be silenced and can't be bought, Herbert Macaulay, who could have played ostrich with indigene rights but choose to take a stand or Bolahji Alakija who joined the RAF in World war 2 in his words "Alakija saw his reasons for volunteering and defeating Hitler in a new future, one beyond the British Empire, he said “In the diversity of its people the British Empire is already the prototype of an international order … It has been harnessed to certain ideals which are, slowly and imperfectly, coming to fulfilment—the ideals of equal care for the needs of all, of equal opportunity for the capacities of all, of government by and for the governed, of free collaboration between peoples….”
Or  Ojukwu, ward of the Queen of England, Rollysroyce driving Oxonian, took a stand when his people were being massacred. He could have flown to sardinia to play in the sun and waited it out.

This is not the only means by which such values come down, many, many Nigerians have these values and mindset without coming from generational wealth . I'll say a person that can speak their truth without intimidation and cannot be silenced by money or material things (regardless of their financial status) is more old money than a man that won't let us hear word because some of his ancestors/(grandparents) recently attended Cambridge, but as baba said " provide him food , he will eat and then sing for you" 
Our society needs to portray and push this idea that with wealth, luck or blessings MUST COME a level of responsibility and service to leave the world a better place. Our country is in desperate need of more people who can literally afford to be selfless.

opamoses1:
Yesterday From X (formerly Twitter):

https://twitter.com/GRVlagos/status/1718661014755987790?t=AlYgVauWeAVj1LshjeLuvg&s=19[/quote]He just got the spelling of a popular Yoruba name wrong. Smh.

Mr Chinedu Rhodes-Vivor really really really needs help with learning the Yoruba Language. Check my signature for free stuffs!

raskymonojendor:
He forget to praise Nnamdi Kanu since the IPOB leader is one of his favourites.

BabaRamota1980:
The future governor of Anambra has spoken.