The American African's Musings

 I know it's been a while, but I needed some time for this whole chat GTP thing to blow over and perhaps come to the point where I begin to write from the heart and not by anybody's preconceived notion of what they think should be correct. Since this whole hullabaloo of the emergence of AI, people like myself that loved to write for sports became very concerned. It probably will be the same concern that most people in the creative space would have felt, considering that we thought that creativity and originality would be the things that will not be hijacked by technology. Still, in the area of writing, it appears that a major part of it has already been hijacked.  Since the emergence and popularity of ChatGPT, a huge question emerged as to what will be considered original content, considering that machines could now write content that would pass through the firewall of plagiarism. the first time I heard about this new tech, it kind of blew me away, and being the kind of person

If I were to be asked what an 18-year-old boy would occupy himself with, I would easily go for the usual frivolities like Tik Tok, video gaming, partying, or most of the usual things that the average 18 year old would be preoccupied with. Never in my wildest dream would I think that a young man at the cusp of adulthood would be preoccupied with radical ideas like the "Great replacement theory" and obsessed enough to murder innocent lives. The shooting that occurred in Buffalo, New York, days ago is one of many, and from the perspective of someone like myself who migrated to this great country, we will always ask why stuff like this keeps happening. Gun violence and gun control is an age-old American conversation that appears to keep going back and forth with no measurable progress. I was still living in Nigeria when I first heard of the Columbine shooting, which at that time, was very big news. But these days, mass shooting just weaves its way in and out of the news, and in m

  If you have been used to living a lifestyle where whatever you needed, you would have to pay for it from the cash in your pocket; there is a tendency to feel like a lack of money will spell big trouble. When I lived in Nigeria, I had read many financial books, but one of the things that made most of these books challenging to relate with was when they would describe how to leverage credit. Some readers had valuable tips on positioning yourself for wealth, like Robert Kiyosaki's  The Cashflow Quadrant . Still, others would explain a complicated credit system that seems foreign to the average person living in Nigeria who must have the cash available if they must own anything.   The Nigerian banking system is far from what is obtainable in the US, where one could quickly request a credit card, and it will be speedily available to you based on trust. You are only required to maintain what is known as a  credit score , and as long as you can keep a good credit score, you will continue

One of the main reasons that  immigrants  in  A merica  find it difficult to watch American football  is  that the rules are not as simple as their regular soccer that most of the ones who have lived in Africa or other Spanish nations may be  familiar with.  Before migrating to America, I was mainly used to watching soccer.    In Nigeria, soccer was quite a popular sport  and  had a considerable following, especially the English Premier League.  Define loyalty that existed in Nigeria was very strong; in some  cases,  you would see many fans showing their commitment to  En glish clubs while others would show their loyalty  2  Spanish or Italian clubs . I vividly remember this particular year, when Arsenal Football Club and Barcelona qualified for the Champions League final. In the city of Lagos , it was known that there was a lot of fighting between fans, and this was not just your regular  fight; people  got seriously injured.     At that time, I lived in the Suru-Lere area of  Lagos,

  The only way that someone will be in a precise position to know and understand the ecosystem of an environment is if that individual has lived in that environment. But some may argue, does someone have to live in a place, community, or country to understand how they live? Is it possible that people may know an environment without having lived there?  The advent of the internet and the proliferation of smartphones has made information accessible to everyone. No one is incapable of finding out anything about an environment that captures their interest. This availability of information explains why it appears easy for immigrants to settle into their new country, and these days, culture shock seems to be diminishing.  Within the context of people who migrate from Nigeria, I should mention different categories and various reasons they migrate. Some have lived most of their lives in the rural regions, and on arriving in the US, these people will have a different experience than those who l