01/07/2026
The Olodo Uprising: How Did We Really Get Here?
The phrase "Olodo Uprising" is one I believe should have started trending a long time ago,and honestly, it should still be trending today.
Somewhere along the line, we became a society that celebrates noise over knowledge, trends over truth, and entertainment over excellence.
Our attention span has become so short that anything educational is quickly labelled as "boring," while celebrity rumours, online drama, and meaningless controversies dominate conversations for days. We are more interested in who is fighting online than in who is making a real impact.
How did we really get here?
When did doing the right thing become less attractive than doing the wrong thing? When did bad behaviour become entertainment?
Today, people who create content with little or no value can become household names overnight simply because they know how to grab attention. Meanwhile, remarkable achievements barely make headlines.
A 16-year-old becoming a chartered accountant should be national news. That is the kind of story that should inspire thousands of young people. Instead, many teenagers are growing up believing that luxury cars, expensive phones, designer clothes, and going viral are the real measures of success.
We've created a culture where the brand of phone someone uses determines how they're treated. Where appearances matter more than character. Where followers matter more than knowledge.
Social media has also become a place where people spend hours insulting, mocking, and tearing others down. Kindness is seen as weakness, while disrespect is rewarded with views, likes, and shares.
I'm not saying entertainment is bad. We all need moments to laugh and relax. But entertainment should never replace education, values, and meaningful achievement.
A society eventually becomes what it consistently celebrates. If we continue to celebrate empty noise while ignoring excellence, we shouldn't be surprised when more people choose attention over purpose.
Maybe the real issue isn't that intelligence has disappeared. Maybe we've simply stopped rewarding it.
Culture is shaped by what we reward.