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Today I turn 20!!!!
On January 16th this year, I lost everything. My phone, laptop, and cash. I was left with only a power bank and an old 2022 device, which I spent my last money fixing. That month, I spent just $15, roughly 20k naira. That was how broke I was.
Still, I pushed forward. In three months, I made my first million. Less than a month later, I crossed 5 figures. I also joined the launch of a product that might genuinely change the world, @uselinq. Looking back now, I can say I am making real progress toward where I am headed in this next chapter of my life. There is still a lot to do, so this is only the beginning.
A few lessons I was forced to learn:
1.Find one person who is deeply passionate about what you do and build a real friendship with them. Friends who help you grow are different.
2.Stay open minded. Learn from anywhere and anyone.
3.Read books. No matter how a book is written, there is always at least one idea that can change your life.
4.Think deeply and think often. Most problems can be solved by thinking them through.
For those of us who love to watch our money grow:
You can now buy T-bills and soon trade NGN stocks on the @uselinq mobile application.
While this is true to some extent, we also need to give credit to the revolutionaries of this community.
People who have paid attention may have noticed that many feel the Sui NG leaders just decided not to put in the work or effort to grow these communities. I don't think that's the full picture.
From what I've seen, the Sui Nigerian communities were underfunded, or the funding was cut off entirely, leading to less activity now than we had last year or in 2024.
Many communities still face this today, and only a few are still thriving, for instance @SuigamingNG, SuiHub etc
My thesis on why this happened is that the Sui NG communities were too fragmented. If they had been under a unified body, there might still be a Sui Nigerian community today.
If there was still an active @SuiNetworkNG, we wouldnβt be complaining this much, or at least weβd have a better chance of fixing things.
Nigeria used to be one of the most active communities on Sui.
People were consistently engaged across DeFi, content writing, video creation, ecosystem coverage, and IRL events and outreach.
The community I knew then focused far more on activities than complaints.
Since the structure dissolved and the regional leaders decided to dissolve the team and disappear like it never existed, things have gone downhill. Itβs been nothing but frustration thatβs hard to even put into words.
Look at @SuiNetworkCN and @SuiNetwork_TR for contrast. Theyβre still active and engaging across DeFi, ecosystem coverage, and content.
The Chinese community even recently hosted a Spaces with Mysten Labsβ new and past CEO.
Thatβs the difference an active regional structure makes.
A lot still needs to be talked about:
β’ Until the right questions are asked
β’ Until the team that disappeared is asked for accountability
β’ Until the community is revived to something closer to what it used to be
Problems are bound to keep happening even when people are putting in work.
The previous Nigerian community also wouldnβt have let @irohgmi go scot-free after the racist comments directed at Nigerians a few months ago.
I pointed at these in Sui global chats and other places before, but it was largely ignored.
Until the right questions are asked and the people responsible start taking responsibility, the situation wonβt improve on its own.
Peace and love β€οΈ