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'The evolution of the coloniser' — Soviet cartoon (1964) showing a colonial officer 'evolving' to use a local puppet.

The Power of Thought is officially on Amazon. Both ebook and paperback. 10 years of thinking and walking the journey; distilled into one argument: that freedom without responsibility is just noise. If you’ve followed this journey — across East Africa, across ideas, across the question of what it means actually to show up, this book is the next chapter of that conversation. I’d be grateful if you picked up a copy. I'd be grateful if you could leave a review. Link here: a.co/d/0fOs9iRA

Anyone who's been to 🇰🇪 knows Nairobi is Africa's pulse

@barrios__x Real

Long hair problems. I have to make mine different from hers.

@iKEOrizu @lavavc_ @CV_Labs @microtraction @LiskDAO @TheBatchery Congratulations Ike!👏

Excited to share that we’ve raised $500K to build Jamit. But the real story started long before that. I’ve spent years in media and tech watching creators build audiences they didn’t own. Talented storytellers. Brilliant voices. Amazing stories. But: - Revenue has been split unfairly for decades - Distribution controlled by platforms - Culture filtered through algorithms And the biggest problem? Millions of stories never get told or reach their rightful audiences. So we built Jamit. An AI-powered platform where creators can create, publish, monetize, and actually own their narrative. - No gatekeepers. - No censorship walls. - No begging for distribution. Just your imagination. Your voice, Your story and you will be able to bring it to life today with Jamit. We are so proud to be backed by @lavavc_ , @CV_Labs , @microtraction , @LiskDAO , @TheBatchery , and angels who believe the future of storytelling is creator-owned. This is personal to me, as I have spent my whole adulthood building to help creators get their deserved share. Because the world doesn’t need more content. It needs more voices and those imaginations brought to life Let’s bring your story to life. - Ike

@WhatsApp how's this possible?

@Naicker_94 @AfricaTechSMT Nice

Excited to be heading back to Nairobi for @AfricaTechSMT next week! 🇰🇪 going to be chilling with industry friends, portfolio companies and meeting new startups - if you’re around drop me a DM

I'm not realizing this loss.

if she can’t discount cash flows she is probably not the one

It's like watching the Monalisa

🇰🇪Our team went to Kenya to do what we know matters most: get close to founders, listen first, understand their needs, and stay grounded in what building looks like when it’s tied to real life. We invited @SemudaraAbayomi to document it through his lens, to see what Lisk is about up close and to tell the story of the people building with us. 📹 This vlog is the result, and it captures it perfectly.

From Lagos to Nairobi: Covering Tech Stories Bayomi’s new documentary follows his journey to Kenya with @LiskHQ, showcasing how blockchain can transform Africa. Through @ayahq_ and @CV_Labs, Lisk provides founders with capital, mentorship, and hands-on support to build on its platform. With a $15 million fund, Lisk turns bold promises into real opportunities for Africa’s next generation of startups. This is a story of innovation, connection, and the future of African technology, told through Bayomi’s lens. youtu.be/4otnzo9S4U4?si…

december marked one year since i joined the @LiskHQ team. i wrote a reflection on the year, the people & the work. you should read it 💛 chidubememelumadu.substack.com/p/one-year-tho…

@njokuScript sharing what many have failed to articulate. That weight. If there's one thing you'll read this month, let it be this.

who's the palantir for emerging markets? 😂

Me with dog, dog wif hat. Happy New Year!

@b3npayd @paydhq If consistent effort was a person

What does 53x growth in one year look like? In 2025, Payd processed over $4.1 million in transactions. We grew from an experiment into what may now be the fastest growing fintech startups in Africa. We built for freelancers, creators, remote workers, and borderless businesses - and they showed up. 30,000+ users onboarded 66 active businesses Over 35 currencies supported One WhatsApp message to get paid, spend, or send globally We validated demand. We met users where they are. We built the rails bit by bit alongside amazing partners. We are just getting started, building the financial OS for borderless work. Infrastructure that allows you to pay and get paid across borders faster, cheaper, and easier. 2026 is for scale. If you're building for the future of work, global payroll, or borderless commerce, let's chat.

Everyone's sharing that "Long Degeneracy" article and nominating it for article of the year with 20m views. I just got around to reading it…overall, I get it. It's well written, emotionally resonant, and captures something real about generational anxiety. I like the author, I subscribe to their stuff… talented Quant. But nobody's pushing back, so let me while I watch my kids at the pool. My main pushback is this: the article is a suicide note dressed up as investment advice. I REFUSE to hand my agency to "the house." The moment you accept "the game is rigged so I might as well gamble," you've surrendered. You've quit on the process that actually works because someone convinced you it doesn't. There are no easy buttons. No shortcuts. No magic money options. There is only learning, sacrifice, and continual grit. It tells a generation they're prisoners. Then it sells them a lottery ticket and calls it freedom. Then it tells YOU to invest in the prison. That's not analysis. That's despair with a ticker symbol. The author spends 2000 words empathizing with young people as "prisoners" trapped by a broken economy… then tells you to invest in the platforms extracting fees from their desperation. "Long Coinbase, long DraftKings, long the casinos." Read that again. The thesis is: a generation is so economically desperate they're turning to gambling, most will lose, and YOU should profit by owning the house. You can't weep for the prisoners and then sell shares in the prison. Pick one. 4 points I want to make.... Pushback 1: "Closed" is doing a lot of work The claim that traditional wealth building is "closed, not difficult" is asserted, not proven. The boomer vs millennial wealth stat is misleading… it compares 65 year olds to 35 year olds. Of course boomers hold more wealth. They've been alive longer. Housing is brutal in coastal cities. But median home prices in most US metros are still accessible to dual income households. "Wages up 8% while housing doubled" has no timeframe and cherry picks the comparison. Real wages post 2020 have actually grown. Is it harder than it was? Yes. Is the game "fundamentally broken"? That's a much bigger claim requiring a much longer discussion. Pushback 2: Negative EV doesn't become rational just because you feel stuck The core logical move is: "if you're trapped anyway, a 5% chance of escape beats 100% certainty of stagnation." But gambling doesn't leave you "still stuck." It makes most participants actively worse off. That 5% moonshot comes paired with a 95% chance of losing your savings, your rent money, your runway. The author admits "most people lose" then hand waves it because gamblers "understand the odds." But understanding bad odds while taking them isn't rationality. It's emotional capitulation wearing economic language as a costume. This isn't a generation finding a path out. It's a wealth transfer mechanism moving money FROM desperate young people TO platform operators. Pushback 3: The article accidentally reveals the real problem The author admits social media has "repositioned the zeroth line" so people earning $150k feel poor. Admits the algorithm ensures "you never feel like you've arrived." Admits basic needs are met and there's "cognitive bandwidth" for existential questions. But wait. If the problem is FEELING trapped due to infinite upward comparison rather than BEING trapped… gambling doesn't fix that. You could 10x your net worth and the algorithm will still show you someone richer. The "Maslow trap" section accidentally confesses: this generation isn't imprisoned. They're dissatisfied. These are different problems. Pushback 4: I don’t have enough FAITH to live in a world without God This is the part nobody wants to hear. The entire thesis rests on a materialist assumption: your life's meaning is determined by your net worth, your house, your access to experiences. If you can't get those things, you're "imprisoned." If you can, you're "free." That's spiritual poverty masquerading as economic analysis. Jesus said it plain: "What does it profit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his soul?" The author's answer is apparently "at least you beat the algorithm." My BIGGEST problem with the article isn't economic. It's theological. It assumes the highest human need is "self actualization" through financial success. That Maslow's hierarchy is the truth about human nature. That if you can't afford the vacation and the house, you're missing what makes life worth living. That's not wisdom. That's the prosperity gospel without the gospel. No thanks. The reason this generation feels trapped isn't because housing costs went up. It's because they've been handed a worldview where meaning comes from consumption, identity comes from status, and hope is a betting slip. When you build your life on that foundation, of course you feel imprisoned. The cell is interior. Real freedom isn't financial. It never was. The peace that passes understanding doesn't require a Polymarket account. Eternity is a LONG time. So what's the alternative? First: Exit the comparison machine. The author correctly identifies social media as manufacturing infinite dissatisfaction. The answer isn't to gamble your way to a moving target. It's to stop letting an algorithm define your "zeroth line." Your reference class should be your actual life, not curated highlights from 8 billion people. Delete the apps. Touch grass. Go to church. Give yourself to something BIGGER than your net worth. Second: Skill acquisition still compounds. The article mocks "getting better at your job" as boomer advice. But the same young people pouring hours into memecoin research could pour those hours into skills that compound. The difference is skills don't have a house edge. Coding, sales, writing, trades… these translate into income whether the market is up or down. AI is changing which skills matter but it's not eliminating the returns to expertise. It's concentrating them. Third: Asymmetric bets exist outside casinos. If you want convexity, build something. Start a business. Create content. Ship a product. The difference between entrepreneurship and gambling is you're building equity in something that can compound, not burning capital on negative EV. Fourth: Anchor your identity somewhere the market can't touch. If your sense of self rises and falls with your portfolio, you're a slave. If your hope depends on a moonshot, you have no hope. The man who knows who he is in Christ doesn't need a 100x to feel like his life matters. He's already free. That's not copium. That's the only foundation that doesn't move. The real trap The article's framing is seductive because it offers absolution. You're not making bad decisions. You're rationally responding to a broken system. The house always wins but at least you're playing. The framing IS the trap. The economy is harder than it was. Housing costs are real. AI anxiety is real. But "harder" isn't "impossible," and the author's solution… becoming a customer of fee extracting platforms or an investor in them… doesn't help the people he claims to sympathize with. It helps the house. Here's what actually works. -Wake up early. Get after it. Be Relentless. -Spend less than you earn. No excuses. -Acquire skills that compound. Every single day. Stack them. -Build things you own. Equity, not lottery tickets. -Get your body right. Discipline starts physical. -Get your soul right with the Lord. My closeness with the Lord has grown MORE in trials and tribulations than any fancy car. -Exit the comparison machine. The algorithm is not your friend. It's your enemy. -Find your people. Real ones. In person. Build a family. Build a group you trust. -Serve something bigger than yourself. -Pray. Not as a last resort. As a first principle. Daily. -The path is painful. The path is boring. The path requires years of work that nobody will clap for. But it's the path that works. The casinos will keep taking their vig. The gurus will keep selling hope. The algorithms will keep showing you what you don't have. Let them. You are not a prisoner. You are not a degenerate. You are not a customer. You are a free human being with a soul that matters and a life to build. So build it through active faith, aggressive patience, and a mindset geared towards eternity and not your bank account.