Topic: Nigerians preferred to learn things the harder way. (Read 188 times)

Na true talk u talk so, we wey be Nigerians no dey like wetin go stress us, we dey sabi find already made, we no dey get time to discover or be creative by ourselves. Before u go see us learn something, na when the thing don hook us well well, na u go see us dey dey serious to learn or na wen u go see say we get talent. Instead dem go go do Gambling as u talk because they prefer as dem dey waster money to get money and wen u tell dem mk dey find another means of getting money without wasting it in gambling, dem go tell u say before u go make am u go use money pursue money and wen dem don finish the money na den dey go realize say dem don fuck up, they go start to dey say had I know and den dem go find work dey do even if na to work for person just to get paid, dem go do am. So if life never show us better shege, we no dey hear or we no go do the right thing wey we know.

It's as a result of frustration from the unproductive economy, the youth aren't lazy per se because when they're given the opportunity elsewhere they excel in numbers. The country no good for hustling because as you dey hustle nothing come out that's why the youths are frustrated and has resulted to gambling since e come belike na to just the wish na him be the way out as nothing dey work. No body prefer to learn things the hard way, na just say na the condition wey we find ourselves be dat. Nigerians no like suffer and you go fit observe that one as immediately we touch small money we dey freshening up ourselves. How you go say this kind thing about us when our work rate dey show for everywhere, as we dey reign and carry the African to the world for most things.


Exactly, we wey be say anything wey we put our hand into dey trend and dey successful, na we dey top for the crypto industry, entertainment industry for African both music and movies. We still dey top for most type of sport. OP think say na manufactured number wey dey make us top for all this things? men dey hustle to find daily bread but just dat the government no dey help matters as all they're after is stealing for their generations and not building a country that'll help the masses. Wetin Nigerians no know dem no dey do but you see anything wey enter the country and we come sabi say e dey give money, e no dey commot the same. The crimes no be because of laziness but because hunger is in the land although I no dey support am before una misunderstand my statement.

The mentality of these young people nai dey cause so many problems for them because, the taught of them actually doing something that can be fruitful at a young age needs to be there if not the person will just end up a nuisance to himself and to the society at large. I would like to use my vicinity for example because there are so many cases of actually grown men with wives and children children actually depending on gambling for them to actually feed their family which for me is an error because gambling isn't something that one can put as a means of putting food on the table. And alot of these cases are acclaimed to the pitiful excuses that there is no job in the country which is understandable but no responsibility youth would be in such an environment and not actually plan ahead of his or her future by establishing himself at a very young age .

There's something I would like to understand though, why criticize the OP's thread to the extent of insulting him/ her when you can just look at their point of view and either agree or ethically don't ? Like you've been to the streets, you've actually seen what people are doing for money today, so why talk like the OP just wanted to insult youths or something?  With the hook up's, gambling, scam sites and links, do you think there's actual knowledge in the society?

Look, I'm not trying to say that Nigerian youths are lazy or anything. Nigerian youths have been through alot. That's the age group where you'd find most resilient, strong and hardworking people and you'd still find most depressed people because they've actually gone through alot. But it doesn't in any way mean that the OP is wrong, cause we all know he isn't.

OP ah they suprise say na you they talk this kind thing say the youth no they contribute to anything wey dey grow  for the country. Ah they suspect say e get person wey they close to you wey get this habit wey be sya you they use am they generalize for all the youth. If you know weting people they hustle you no go talk all this kind thing, maybe you come from family wey get money if not you for reason this talk again before you post am. Gambling just they like extra thing wey people just they do to help support their hardwork as e be say the xountri hard well well and to survuve well for the country you no need to depend on one source of income. Baba no go talk this kind thing for were people plenty o because you no even get point. Me sef think say you want talk about the fradulent act nah gamble you con they give as example. How gamble con take they bad?

This op Ia like him no just grap how the average Nigeria the hustle like tomorrow for wherever him settle down. I no sure say any country dey wey the youths the hustle reach the way Nigerian youths the hustle any were them dey just to make sure say everywhere stew for them. If you dey talk about gambling as a yardstick to take judge laziness then bro nah oyinbo man na we for call lazy cos those men gamble pass us imagine place like Las Vegas were gambling shops and casinos be like shops for alaba international market and day and night nah so people the troop in to gamble. We know say no be evrybodi go dey hardworking but for we Naija hardworking people plenty plenty pass lazy ones. Leave am Naija we dey try.

This is untrue and you have such mindset for long, you should discard such from your mind. The Nigerian youths are informed and have knowledge of the unraveling technologies that are coming out daily, they just lack the right environment, and equipment to employ that means. About serving host to themselves, is because they don’t have the means to start up one for themselves but rather join an existing one and get a share from it, I don’t blame them for that. Meanwhile, you don’t have to generalize everything, despite the hardship here, many people still find a means of survival and it’s working for them perfectly.


That’s not a modern period mindset, he is just making himself financially handicapped by engaging in such act which he should be blamed entirely for such actions. There is no reason to gamble to make a survival means through it, making it your main source of income. It will fail you one day.

Psychology scholars defined youth as human being occupying the age bracket between 18years_35years, however most nations of the world have adopted same category so this matter no suppose be for only youth. Firstly I don't see anything wrong with quick money but people who are making money with the illegal means are just being selfish, everyone needs quick money even you talking you need quick money but not the illegal way. But why generalizing what you just said making it look as if everyone is like that. When talking about a lazy youth or lazy person, the word lazy is someone that cannot make good use of his/her skills or resources. And despite the Nigeria economy Nigerians youth are not lazy am not talking about those tout on the street because the way you put this topic you're talking about people who need help and support them too dey lost for life so na help them need, let's be realistic why will a normal human being or a youth play gamble for a living that one no be life na them too need help o. But anybody wey dey hustle left and right no mean say the person no know wetin he dey do or the person na mumu.

Op, I'll mention to you that its only someone in a good state of mind that makes a valuable contribution. Secondly, to impact positively, you must need skills or funds, most times both, and building a venture takes a long time and needs a lot of dedication. Now how do these people take Care of themselves during the building phase??. Can you make contributions actively on empty belly?. These people you're victimizing, if you go close to them, you'll see that they're not even happy in that situation. They cleanly and clearly need help,  but most times it doesn't come by.
  Most of them are illiterates who don't have access to those information, lest they would've made good use of them. Most don't have android phone to surf the Internet and get profitable information.  Most  young ones are even influenced by their environment as what they see there makes them comfortable in their conditions without an opportunity to thrive. Bet me, most of these people you think are never do wells, if they're exposed to the kind of knowledge you've, they  would excel.
Alright there are few exceptions to these conditions, some people are just nothing to write home about, but all I say is this. All underperforming youths need help and we should be discussing about how to avail the required help to them . That's What humanity is all about. I'm campaigning that we become more human in our  judgment of people.

Op so sorry to say this but I think that if Nigerian youths are so lazy to the extend for all of them are looking for an easy way to make money (as you said) then you are the number one laziest person, abi you wan follow our former presido (Buhari) talk that rubbish way em been talk before say 9ja youths too lazy?
For the whole Africa which country youths dey so hard working like our 9ja youths? Non, even say some dey look for the easy money self they still dey 10% hard working inside that easy money way them dey fine,

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: them dey risk their life's and still their money to get that thing from the easy way (gambling).
Working hard no only means say, person go dey work under rain understand sun, even if say person no dey sleep for night self but e dey busy to fine money in the right way self, that one nah still hard work.[/list]

In contrast with OP's opinion, Nigerian youths are super hardworking, especially amongst our peers in other developing countries. One could say it is because of our resilience, consistency and our ability to survive in harsh and tight conditions.

It could be as a result of our system of governance where the young people are availed with little or no opportunities and further downgraded by their efforts tomake their contributions to the government of the day. Yet, we are the largest workforce in the nation. The older guys in their septuagenarian and octogenarian, have beclouded the space with their influences and will only allow you to perform as a drudge.


The system have already been designed in an aristocratic manner in the sense that you are denied the very basic rights and privileges you should enjoy as a countryperson. You are being denied the very basic amenities and access to the resources of the state for good use like grants, softloans and the enabling environment for the small and medium sized enterprises to thrive.

Why won't they remain under their parents when there's no reward to hardwork and no opportunity for good works. You will work a whole day just to have little food on your table whereas in more sane and developed worlds, those are some of the high paying jobs as a foreigner.

To me, I don't even blame people who looks like being addicted to gambling because take a look at years back you will understand that gambling wasn't this popular at all as majority of people show less concern to gambling or see gamblers like some kind of wayward people that doesn't have anything tangible to do with their money because our economy was gloomy and a lot of people were doing well as at then.

Now, compare and contrast how the economy is currently and how it was then you will notice a huge difference. Moreover, the money people make in their petty businesses isn't enough anymore due to high cost of living now, the money gotten from a business isn't enough to provide daily needs again and for salary earners sometimes their salaries are not paid in due time and before their salaries are being paid, some persons that doesn't have any other means of earning a living apart from their salaries must have been involved in series of debts before their salaries are being paid and even when they are paid they use the money to settle previous debts thereby leaving them with no money again to carter for daily needs.

Now, the reason why most people are involved in gambling is because they're being optimistic that someday they might win money that will elevate them and make their life better and sometimes when news comes up that someone won a bet, people begin to have the feeling that they too can win someday so in the quest of being hopeful that they might be lucky to win someday; it now looks like addiction because they continuously place bets with the money gotten from other source with the belief that one day might be their lucky day.

So to me; our economy is what has really pushed a lot of people to be involved in things they never even bargain to do all their life but due to the economic crisis now, one can never say never to anything as things you never wanted to do to earn a living you might be pressurized to do them simply because you are trying to make a better living for yourself and your family.

OP, first, I would start by saying that there is no reason that is justifiable for any bad act or habit, but in reality, situations push people to the wall to the extent that they even get frustrated and don't know what to do again. When you see some people with bad habits or evil acts, don't be quick to judge but ask questions, trying to confirm and find out why it's so. Going straight up to the judge doesn't provide any solution but leaves the situation unsolved. There's always a saying that "you can't resolve a conflict unless you find the root cause of the conflict." In my country, there's no reason to justify why someone committed the act of stealing, but what if the people stole food? I believe you would say it's because he or she was hungry; that's what caused them to steal food. So what I am saying in essence is that some people need help and care, but since they are not getting it, they become frustrated and can do some ill things. Some are gambling because they feel that they will at least win some money from it.

OP many things are wrong with this your post. First,  young Nigerians are hardworking and not indolent. They strive to learn and benefit from anything worthwhile. That is why you seem Nigerians dominating in anything they are involved in that is worth their time and energy.

Another things is that any young man still depending on the parents, when they should be on their own, ia definitely in serious pain and never enjoying it. It can be a case of "na condition make crayfish to bend".

Lastly, the percentage of Nigerian youths involved in illigal is very small and never enough to use and generalise. Illigal na bad thing anyhow you view am so many people are only joining it because of peer influence or condition, although no justification for evil.

My brother no ves, but I need to just clear this thought about you classifying the whole Nigerian youth on this because I believe Nigerian youth are actually the most industrious and ever thriving set of person in the whole of Africa, I agree that they are some bad eggs but I think this particular view is everywhere all over the world even if it's not gamble related lazy people tend to do what they feel is the easiest and quickest way for them even if it's the most stupid means.

I must say this though our young people are very much aware of this recent development of technology and are very active in it's use because Nigerian are known everywhere all over the world for their success rate when it comes to full dedication to achievement, but that doesn't deny the fact that not all are in this category so the LAZAY Nigerians are the ones that fall under this category and for a country of this massive population, it won't be hard to see the actions of the LAZY ones, plus the fact that the government also contributes by fucking some of these people more through the bad government.

Our young people are uninformed of current knowledge that is constantly circulated; they are just concerned about obtaining quick money, which has pushed them to accumulate it through unscrupulous means. They only show concern for projects that are successful; they make no contributions to anything that is growing, preferring to serve as hosts and keep all for themselves. The youths are also done, how can you explain this, a full-grown man continues to depend entirely on gambling to feed, it's ludicrous because this is the modern period and everything is progressing to the next level.