What if everything you believe about success, love, money, gender, religion, morality, even yourself, isn’t actually true? Not because you’re lying to yourself, but because you never really decided those things for yourself.
OMIGOSH. You can't imagine how much I agree with you. Nigerians don't want to question beliefs or systems, especially those who me the systems have benefitted in one way or the other. And others are just too lazy and have become complacent in their own oppression to question shit.
That's why you see women selling the lies that were sold to them by the patriarchy. Every belief I hold now I had to fight for. I had to construct, reconstruct and deconstruct. And even then my beliefs are constantly changing. So yes, thanks youuu ❤️.
I LOVE THIS ARTICLE SO MUCH YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND. Nigerians lack critical thinking skills and welp! that can be attributed to how we were raised to not question things, because questioning them meant being punished. It is a mess and annoying to see people reason a certain way, and I genuinely wonder if we will progress as a collective.
exactly! honestly i don’t think we’re progressing anywhere anytime soon. especially with this rise of anti intellectualism. people don’t want to think anymore, they don’t want to read, they don’t want to do, they don’t take anything seriously enough, everything is just meh.
I recently realised that people are not as stupid as they seem(people with ridiculous views). They just don't take time to think. Thinking is hard, so it's easier to just run with what you were taught growing up, or let someone else think for you(other people on the internet).
Since then, I've been giving people more grace, because at some point in my life too, I had maintained a belief simply because I was too lazy to think for myself.
PS: The random fact of the day is a very nice touch. So cool!
yes! i was going to add that in the article actually. how hard thinking is but i didn’t want to ramble too much. while i sort of understand it, i don’t think i can give anyone grace for it.
at most if you don’t want to think, then don’t contribute to the subject instead of actively contributing to a subject you’re too lazy to think about. also, humans can be lazy. it’s not so easy but please nothing really is. i always encourage people to use their brain, that’s why it was given to you 😭
OMIGOSH. You can't imagine how much I agree with you. Nigerians don't want to question beliefs or systems, especially those who me the systems have benefitted in one way or the other. And others are just too lazy and have become complacent in their own oppression to question shit.
That's why you see women selling the lies that were sold to them by the patriarchy. Every belief I hold now I had to fight for. I had to construct, reconstruct and deconstruct. And even then my beliefs are constantly changing. So yes, thanks youuu ❤️.
you’re so right! i really wish people would sit up and take the time to question these beliefs but oh well😩
I LOVE THIS ARTICLE SO MUCH YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND. Nigerians lack critical thinking skills and welp! that can be attributed to how we were raised to not question things, because questioning them meant being punished. It is a mess and annoying to see people reason a certain way, and I genuinely wonder if we will progress as a collective.
exactly! honestly i don’t think we’re progressing anywhere anytime soon. especially with this rise of anti intellectualism. people don’t want to think anymore, they don’t want to read, they don’t want to do, they don’t take anything seriously enough, everything is just meh.
thank you for your contribution!❤️
I recently realised that people are not as stupid as they seem(people with ridiculous views). They just don't take time to think. Thinking is hard, so it's easier to just run with what you were taught growing up, or let someone else think for you(other people on the internet).
Since then, I've been giving people more grace, because at some point in my life too, I had maintained a belief simply because I was too lazy to think for myself.
PS: The random fact of the day is a very nice touch. So cool!
yes! i was going to add that in the article actually. how hard thinking is but i didn’t want to ramble too much. while i sort of understand it, i don’t think i can give anyone grace for it.
at most if you don’t want to think, then don’t contribute to the subject instead of actively contributing to a subject you’re too lazy to think about. also, humans can be lazy. it’s not so easy but please nothing really is. i always encourage people to use their brain, that’s why it was given to you 😭
thank you! i’m glad you think so❤️