So I was born during the times when ignorance was a "thing" During these periods, people only knew "consequences", because that was mostly the result of ignorance.
The enlightenment to change a situation and crawl out of that "ignorance" cocoon was always difficult. It was even harder to seek knowledge because of the lack of sophistication.
Knowledge was thought to be expensive, (it was) hence its accessibility became limited to an aspect of affordability. Back in the day, people were limited to the knowledge that was accessible to them, and they didn't even strive to seek it.
When it came to monetary costs, people became very unwilling.
One of the reasons was that people spent most of their time working for money, unlike now when it's the other way round.
It's understandable, for you to have access to life-changing knowledge, the cost was always unimaginable, but this is mostly because people saw money as the only cost that they needed to pay to be truly enlightened.
This created a huge gulf between people of different classes, thereby, creating segregation in the process. Being rich or being poor was assigned to people by default; based on their educational level or the financial background of their parents.
Back in the day, people had to wait in line to be successful.
It is either you're writing one job application or another, waiting by the radio for announcements of job opportunities by lucrative companies, that's if your family was reputable enough to give you an education.
Back then, having money had a rigid principle of causality. People do not get rich by mistake, you cannot gamble and win a million dollars, even if you were previously a nobody.
Success came in transition, you had to undergo due process and this wasn't just daring alone, it was expensive. Success or failure wasn't entirely dependent on one, where they came from played a huge role.
To have money, there had to be a line of succession.
If your grandparents were wealthy people, there's a huge tendency that you'll be successful as a person as well, if you put in little effort and allow your familial reputation to do the rest.
he competition was minimal because it felt like people knew where they belong and never struggled to leave there. However, this mentality wasn't entirely their fault.
The world around them was structurally limiting, there was no breaking bound, because of this it was difficult to see a default "low classer" breaking into the upper echelon.
This was one of the reasons why systems of governments like feudalism and monarchy thrived.
There was hardly any form of inclusion, being born black for example made one underprivileged.
Being born by a commoner makes you a commoner. This structural system created unfair exploitation. However, even the people who were unfairly treated were contented and this reduced the competition.
So, people were either rich or poor due to the hierarchical standing of their background. Nobody was fighting to snatch a position from another person, and it created an unimaginable gulf in class.
Exposure & Connection
So, because of the classification system, exposure was limited to those with means and this got them the needed connections. Some of these people choose to be educated in Europe and come back to their country to take political positions or automatically slot into a lucrative bank job.
Some of the wealthiest people in Nigeria inherited a solid standing from their ancestors, solid business positions, and multimillion opportunities based on whose great-grandchildren they were.
Although it's now different, still, people still get special treatment and unfair connections by just being affiliated with wealthy and influential people in the past.
The connection and class system has broken.
Nowadays, the cost is minimal, accessibility is cheaper, and the sources and outlets of knowledge have become simpler.
This automatically means that everyone is evenly exposed unless they choose not to be enlightened. Accessibility to the internet alone gives unimaginable access to a huge chunk of information you need to thrive in life.
Nowadays, it's easier for people to break bounds, irrespective of their foundation, educational background, or connection level. The world is currently unpredictable and this is because of the expansion of the human race in almost every sector of life.
Interested in some more of my works?
Reviewing A $400 Samsung Galaxy A72 (photos Included)
Hive's Scalability & The Compromise Of Commitments
Money: The Consequences Of Making The Right & Wrong Decisions
The Nigerian Economy: Monopolizing Incompetence
The Experiential Process of Understanding Money
A Case Of Theft On Hive: Here's Why Some People Choose Scam.
