Commerce in the social space has been rejuvenated over the years and this creates a certain nearness, preparedness as well awareness.
There have been decent technological innovations that has made job-seeking very easier or easily connect a skill bringer to a potential client. Before now in Nigeria, people are used to solid professions, as the only solid skills that are capable of translating to monetary value.
Due to this, the industry became oversaturated. Back when I was younger, people who were going to college to study banking & finance, accounting, or medicine were like 50% of the whole admissions seekers.
This was because that was where the money was deemed to be
People Follows The Money
People didn't want to go into carpentry, or other skills that were considered fringe. However, they were not fringe, the only problem was the exposure to the right audience.
Reducing the barrier that comes with geographical locations, as well as segmentizing the internet is what created the awareness that a skill isn't worthless until it is exposed to the right audience.
Down the line, the internet has shown that commerce can be way bigger than it actually is. How?
The introduction of e-commerce has proven that a lot of people have different needs
Breaking The Barriers Of Geographical Limitations
These are "needs" that might not necessarily be available within one's geographical vicinity. Understanding that commerce itself is meant to be bigger, is why we have the advent of e-commerce.
However, it's also important to understand that, the first originator of innovations are the initial benefitors.
People like Jeff Bezos and Jack Ma redefined the globalization of commerce and opened to the door the myriad of sophistication that is still happening to commerce. Redefining and understanding the scalability that commerce could attain is why e-commerce became a thing.
Developing & Third-world Countries Are Clear Benefitors
People in developing countries have utilized technologies such as this even better, and this is because they're constantly seeking solutions beyond their borders.
The advancement of e-commerce has majorly favored people in failed systems, so because of the advancement of the internet, opportunities have become plenteous.
For example, over the decade, programming and coding have become a thing in Nigeria and that's because it's a huge marketplace where the money is flowing.
A Limitless Market Place
A lot of Nigerians have built lives and cash flow, trustable and sustainable income from programming, Data analysis & Cyber security.
Another reason is that advancements create opportunities as well.
The advent of the internet has created the need for more problems to be solved and this is why globalizing the world, creates a limitless marketplace where you can recognize a problem, train to solve that problem, and make an income from solving the problem.
Redefining Value In A Fringe Way
Sometimes, it might not necessarily be a problem, it might be a "value" that needs adding.
Because of this globalization people without funding, background solidity or initial knowledge can create, develop or become value-adders, while enriching themselves in the process.
Because of globalization, people no longer have to conform to barriers or rely on failed systems. A little innovation can sell an Individual, this is why the internet has democratized the concept of value and its intrinsic nature.
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