Nigerian comedian and actor Basketmouth has called out the society for amplifying failure and celebrating mediocrity.
On his Instagram page, he noted how Nigerian bloggers have mastered the art of turning negativity into premium content. He pointed out how scandal trends for days, but genuine excellence barely gets a headline.
The award-winning comedian questioned when celebrating mediocrity became our culture and when we stopped applauding people for winning. He added that society now amplifies failure, teaching people that greatness is irrelevant.
“Some Nigerian bloggers have mastered the art of turning negativity into premium content. One scandal trends for days, but genuine excellence barely gets a headline.
Somebody builds something remarkable, breaks barriers, creates jobs, sells out shows, changes lives – we get silence. But let there be one embarrassing moment and suddenly every platform becomes CNN.
At some point, we have to ask ourselves: when did celebrating mediocrity became our culture? When was the last time brilliance trended the way controversy does? When did we stop applauding people for winning?
A society that only amplifies failure slowly teaches people that greatness is irrelevant. And that’s dangerous.
We need to normalise celebrating achievements, discipline, creativity, consistency, and hardwork again. Not just gossips, outrage and downfalls.
A society obsessed with negativity and downfall will eventually ignore greatness and excellence”.
