In other words, "buildism", a way of life where "builders" are earnestly worshipped and only fellow "builders" are allowed to criticize them in the face of obvious mediocrity.
Builders should always be held accountable, and most of the time, they are held accountable by people not in the arena.
The critique of Dangote’s execution is fair. The plaque was handwritten. The optics were off. I get it.
But the refinery is real. The cement is real. The sugar is real. The businesses are on actual stock exchanges.
You can hold both things at the same time.
What I actually want is more critics who have tried to build something. Doesn’t need to be big. Doesn’t need to succeed.
Just tried.
Because when you’ve been in the arena, even once, your criticism carries a different weight.
Makers vs takers is a useful frame but it’s not complete.
The ask isn’t silence. It’s for more people to cross the line. Try something. Fail at something. Then come back and talk to me about Dangote's plaque.
Btw, Private placements don’t go on billboards. They move through networks. That’s not low quality distribution. That’s literally the model.
Anthropic. SpaceX. OpenAI etc. All of these have circulated in WhatsApp groups and Telegram threads of private networks.
Nobody called those cheap gin in sachets.
When an African billionaire uses the same channel, suddenly the method is the problem.
Meanwhile, Nigerian cities desperately need to bring back urban planning. There is no good reason for everywhere to look like dustbin. We are not cursed.
I have just been watching videos of so-called “primary” elections
It's garbage in, garbage out
You really believe politicians who passed via this joke of a process will borrow money responsibly for your benefit?
You're all well and truly cooked
@_ibraheemlateef You're not facing it head-on. Whole communities are now deserted and are not getting as little as an acknowledgement from the government. I hope you realize you're not nearly paid enough for the badwill that's directed your way for attempting to defend this incompetent government
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Let me do a @bigbrovar style tweet
Currently charging two EVs, running a few three ACs, a few pumps, cooking and powering all the regular house load...fully off the grid...and my batteries are full.
So ignore all those ignorant posts about what you can and can't do with solar.
@chesscom, could you please show some obvious, difficult to miss visual when the player’s device is experiencing internet issues? How am I about to lose a game I’m obviously winning, due to internet issues and it’s not the most important thing you’re showing me?