Afro Adulting

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[Paul Graham @paulg]

Something I told 14 yo: People are going to stop reading books. I wish this wasn't so, but I fear it is. The silver lining in this cloud is that if you're one of the few people who still read, you'll have a huge advantage over everyone else.

[Afro Adulting @afroadulting]

All works of literature are cultural documents. Also they can be both.

[Adedayo Agarau @adedayoagarau]

We don’t speak often enough about the extent to which African literature is often received as ethnographic evidence rather than as art. This anthropological mode of reading reduces complex works to cultural documents that obscure their formal invention, aesthetic intelligence, philosophical range, and literary ambition.

[Lachlan Cartwright @LachCartwright]

NEW: After nearly a decade leading the New York Times Business desk, Ellen Pollock is stepping aside —

https://t.co/NooGr7HaLr

[Afro Adulting @afroadulting]

@emmagraeauthor @hellomr The ai guys know how to gaslight. The problem is why do you want to earn a living as a writer if all you’ve got is ai to write and think for you?

[Emma Grae @emmagraeauthor]

The article has since been deleted by Marie Claire, but here is the original link and screenshots.

I am a freelance journalist available for commissions/shifts and I promise I don’t use AI to write!

I’m also low on work at the moment and it’s hugely upsetting to see people like this get commissioned over me.

https://t.co/5NiI8k8YEu

[Afro Adulting @afroadulting]

@OdunEweniyi I read a post where someone said we need to teach people how to work hard. That will be the test of this generation of African professionals.

[Afro Adulting @afroadulting]

This

[Paul Graham @paulg]

The test of a description of a product is how much closer I am after hearing it to being able to reproduce it. So e.g. "transform the way people interact with images" has almost zero descriptive value. If I had to make this, where would I even start?

[Paul Graham @paulg]

The test of a description of a product is how much closer I am after hearing it to being able to reproduce it. So e.g. "transform the way people interact with images" has almost zero descriptive value. If I had to make this, where would I even start?

[Afro Adulting @afroadulting]

It’s only a few men that can do this these days. How far we have fallen. Such a great role model to young men.

[Variety @Variety]

Matt Damon poses with his family at #TheOdyssey world premiere

[Afro Adulting @afroadulting]

@DiscussingFilm I think she could have done this better.

https://t.co/XUMtB8c5Wu

[Afro Adulting @afroadulting]

@CultureCrave I’m not sure this a good move overall for the franchise. Only one film has been make.

https://t.co/XUMtB8c5Wu

[Afro Adulting @afroadulting]

This week, parts of Lagos and Accra were submerged in floods from days of unending rain, which triggered a rise in sea level. Poorly developed drainage and waste management systems have been blamed for this. But the problem is far steeper.

https://t.co/e8dm544Tz4

[Afro Adulting @afroadulting]

Hi @davideoks, dropped you a DM on Substack.

[Afro Adulting @afroadulting]

@cwfcreatives https://t.co/PsPa9km4NH

[michelawrong @michelawrong]

African writers take note: the Miles Morland Scholarships for 2026 open for applications on July 1. https://t.co/5OMsBnK9iC

[Alexandra Sharp @AlexandraSSharp]

Starting today, @ForeignPolicy is lifting its paywall on ALL content. From the Iran war to the World Cup, read up on the biggest global stories—for free! 1/9

[Afro Adulting @afroadulting]

@cwfcreatives lol

[Sky News @SkyNews]

Top Boy actor Micheal Ward 'raped woman in a car after party', court hears

https://t.co/x0z4ZGBtsv

[Afro Adulting @afroadulting]

@semafor @rogoswami Okay. Actually you need graphics. I’m just looking at a very big head talking.

[Afro Adulting @afroadulting]

There is only one thing the Nigerian literary ecosystem needs: businesses that can turn a profit consistently. Support and donations is not just sustainable. The product has to get better. It has to sustain itself. I don’t know how to do it. But it needs to happen.

[Wale Lawal @WalleLawal]

I agree with this. For a heavily under-resourced ecosystem, [recent] online discourse about Nigerian literature is often hyper-critical and non-constructive. And it’s not just writers, it’s too little support for the ecosystem.