- Nigerian comedian and filmmaker Basketmouth criticizes society for promoting negativity over success.
- He highlights that some bloggers focus on scandals as “premium content.”
- Outstanding achievements often receive minimal attention in media coverage.
Nigerian comedian and filmmaker Basketmouth has called out society for constantly promoting negativity while ignoring genuine success and excellence.
Taking to his Instagram page, the award-winning entertainer said some Nigerian bloggers have turned negativity into “premium content,” noting that scandals often dominate headlines while outstanding achievements receive little or no attention.
According to Basketmouth, people who build remarkable businesses, create jobs, break barriers, sell out shows, and positively impact lives are often overlooked, but one embarrassing moment quickly becomes a major topic across social media platforms.
He questioned when celebrating mediocrity became part of the culture and asked why society no longer applauds people for winning and succeeding.
In his words:
“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”.
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