@seraphtheoracle I swear I was waiting to read the plot twist.
Wait, this is how you think for real?
Like you watched the video, the reactions and this is your conclusion?
Why do we always settle for the barest minimum?
Do you people not want to enjoy good life at all?
There is no reason why any young person in this country today should be fighting against the need for formal education - simply because there’s a template for how to make money as an Olodo. This is the uprising we have to fight against.
We have seen what lack of education has done on a massive scale to certain regions in this country. Even how it has affected our presidents.
Buhari was insulted for having only a WAEC certificate - and that gap showed up in his government.
Tinubu currently has certificate issues that are still unresolved.
Education matters!!!
Listen, as you climb up the ladder in life, your educational qualification will matter. There is a sitting governor being positioned as an elite upriser - and today, every action he takes is still being questioned. Imagine reaching that office and your basic competence is still making the headlines.
This is exactly what we are talking about.
No one is asking everyone to be at the same level of intelligence - that’s not how the world works. But don’t glorify being ignorant and loud simply because it has yielded a source of income. Apply yourself. Up-skill. Get better.
Your future self deserves that much.
Also, education and intelligence aren’t the same thing. There are thoughtful people who never had much access to school, and there are highly educated people who confidently spread nonsense 😂
On this issue of the “Olodo Uprising”…
If you genuinely cannot see the problem here, then you might actually be part of it.
Because tell me what progressive society normalizes this level of illiteracy in the name of entertainment?
Let’s be honest for a second.
This is not about gatekeeping creativity or policing humor. It’s about standards.
Because this trend, whether we admit it or not, is a subtle insult to entertainers who have invested in refining themselves…
….people who have proven that you can be both engaging and intellectually sound.
Is Will Smith not an entertainer? Is Eddie Murphy not an entertainer?
Let’s even bring it home…
Was Mr Ibu (of blessed memory) not an entertainer? Is Sir. Nkem Owoh (Osuofia) not an entertainer? Is Layi Wasabi not an entertainer? Is Falz not an entertainer?
Now here’s the real question have you ever listened to these people speak off camera?
Are you impressed? Do you hear clarity? Intelligence? Depth? Or do you walk away questioning their literacy?
Exactly.
So what exactly are we defending here?
Entertainment should not be an excuse for intellectual laziness. It should be an avenue for expression that still respects growth, awareness, and refinement.
Let’s tell ourselves the truth abeg..this is not about creativity. It’s about what we are choosing to normalize.
And everything we normalize… eventually defines us.
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.
@eke_ng_ As of today, intelligence doesn’t put food on the table anymore, shamelessness does.
Once we are able to hit a reset on this as a society, normalcy will return.
I’ll never forget your goal against Manchester united in the champions league final.
Ankara Messi will always be memorable till the end of time.
Your first hatrick against Real Madrid at 19 years old, your solo goal against Atletic Bilbao.
Your free kick goal against Liverpool, your goal against Real Betis that had the opponent giving you a standing ovation.
Your last minute goal at the Santiago Bernabeu, the volley against Sevilla, your last minute free kick to win PSG the league,
I will always remember your goal against Bayern Bayern Munich after dropping Boateng on the floor, your goal against Mexico to put our dream of winning the world cup back on track, your first goal for Inter Miami ( a last minute free kick goal) , your free kick goal against Nigeria.
I’ll never forget what you’re to football and the amount of joy you bring to my heart every single time i watch you play. I’ll pass it to the younger generations that you’re the greatest of all time, a humble one, a selfless one,
Happy Birthday Lionel Messi, you’ll forever be the GREATEST OF ALL TIME❤️