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even their environment? Or how is it possible judgments about everything.
for those who are learned to quickly dismiss
new information, calling such information The subtle and subconscious way
conspiracy theories, while forgetting the very narratives are formed through technology
fact that there is a term called “conspiracy
theory” should make us pay more attention We are living in a very interesting generation
to those who like to use such term to distract in which what you thought was real all your
the global population from what we all know life could turn out to be the greatest scam
is not right in our world. ever pulled against your mind. We are in
an age where our minds are daily being
For instance, when you look at the rise in bombarded with all manner of malicious
infertility in Africa, which by the way was and subtle manipulative information that is
not an African thing some seventy years ago working against our ability to judge things
and then you question if the many vaccines accurately.
that our people are forced or manipulated to
take have anything to do with such rise, then Take for instance, have you ever wondered
someone in the government quickly says you how is it that when you think of something
are spreading a conspiracy theory or medical maybe in your living room when you open
misinformation, should that not be a reason your social media app, what you just thought
to now go out of your own way to look into about will be shown to you in an advert. It
the matter and find out what is real and what sounds like black magic, right? But is it? NO,
is not? it’s not.
Why we don’t do that by default? The loss I may not be able to give you an accurate
of mindfulness and the ability to connect explanation of what that really is for obvious
dots or demystify popular narratives that reasons, but I am mindful enough to ask you
have become strongholds in our lives a question. If what you thought about in the
and society. Like the story I shared about privacy of your bedroom can come to you
my conversation with my wife’s cousin as an advert on Facebook, then how much
concerning traveling to Nigeria and how are you aware of that is entering your mind
she instantly questioned why she had such through whatever technology was used to
an opinion, we as Africans will begin to create that interface between your thoughts
truly demolish the limitations in our minds and your mobile phone? Think about it.
if we take the kind of position to question
everything. What if you woke up in ten years and
realized all that you have built and which you
But such ability begins with the power of thought were created from your own creative
mindfulness which allows us to look at ability were nothing but after-effects of what
things critically and then form new accurate was pushed into your mind by technology?
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