Since YCee has awakened Nigerians to the “Olodo uprising” debate, here’s a report on how the big tech giants weaponize their algorithms to dumb down the Nigerian/African population.
It’s my favorite report for the @Spearhead_Af from last year, but evergreen. Make sure you follow the @Spearhead_Af for more of this every single day.
"As much as Peller is making a lot of money, he should still be in school. That's exactly what Ycee is trying to say. Peller has no business getting married at this stage. He has over 15 million followers on social media, many of them Gen Zs who look up to him. He's telling him the truth, but instead he's ins√lting a legend. Many Nigerians don't want to tell Peller the truth simply because he has money."
— King CND reacts after Ycee referred to Peller as an "Olodo Uprising."
Algorithms Are Colonising African Youths
Nigerian historian Iyo Obietonbara argues that social media algorithms are a tool of colonialism, influencing what African youths consider valuable. Instead of building organisations to struggle for liberation, many of our young people are making videos about trivial matters.
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You've been hearing about the so-called "Olodo Uprising".
Here's a wider angle on this phenomenon to help you contextualise what you are actually witnessing, why it is happening and who is ultimately behind it (hint: it's not Peller - he's just a symptom!)
You need to have balls of steel to drive "intellectual" conversations in today's Nigeria social media space.
As for the congregation of the uprisen olodos, in the conversation of the Olodo uprising - I have decided to share my own think piece.
The whole ycee conversation wasn't about Peller but about a systemic degradation of our education.
I would expect everyone arguing, dropping think pieces & setting camera to have picked up on that.
No surprise that the uprisen olodos are proving the point of olodo uprising.
"Nigerian society is no longer celebrating academic excellence. It’s not even Yahøø culture anymore; now we have a 'Peller culture.' This 'Olodo' uprising we are witnessing is terrible. It feels like we are trying so hard to accommodate ignorance so people won’t feel bad, and now they seem to be the majority. The massive att@ck on Nigeria’s educational system is alarming, aside from kidn@ppings and Bøko Haram att@cks."
—Ycee
Portugal players are so lucky, they will all play rubbish and we will blame Ronaldo. Ronaldo is not Portugal’s problem, here’s Portugal’s real problem.
Spyro calls out Nigerian spiritual leaders including Pastor Adeboye, Pastor Bolaji, Pastor David Oyedepo, Pastor Jerry Eze and for being silent over the rising ins£curity in Nigeria