Welcome to the New World.

Sorry, welcome to the newer world. I save you the energy of figuring out my position by declaring this article a late bloomer's rant whose attempts to catch up with the fast-changing tides of time have been overwhelming. I attempt to trace where I started getting rained on, an effort to ensure that you, the reader, can recover or can proactively embark on that journey.

The inspiration behind this piece came while listening to a musical Album, Nastradamus, curated in 1999 that I had ignored for so long. I have never been this much surprised of how late I am, after learning how "Early birds"some people were to some issues. I least expected to hear utterances such as the one highlighted below from a rapper in 1999.

"Welcome to the new world, a new beginning. A new way to play, a new way of living. Cash is the past, a new way of spending"

I am writing this, 22 years later, struggling to believe indeed this is Music from the early technology era. I honestly have to tell you this; It costs a lot being ignorant. You will pay dearly for it both mentally, emotionally, and financially. No amount of excuse will justify how you missed an opportunity when it was right in front of you. As they say, time waits for no man. I will break down some fascinating bits of the song here and recommend the rest of it for your digestion.

The opening verse of the song highlights the following;

"Celebrate the new life, New ways to make money, Computers ain't that smart, Whatever man built could be taken apart"

And further states;

"No propellers in the sky, Airplanes like many rockets, Waiting lists for the rich to get tickets to visit Mars, While the poor people starve, Computers taking over they jobs, A man's forced to live off land"

I was so young to comprehend such a forecast at that time, and anybody who was old enough to understand could have alluded it to be fictitious. In a decade, it would be considered a "conspiracy theory." Twenty-one years later, the year 2020, when a few listeners paid attention- that song was indeed prophetic. A year later, I'm here referencing it.

It is a time when the financial revolution of our generation is gaining momentum. Like in a boxing match, Crypto-currencies hit the traditional banking industry heavy blows. We have also witnessed the conception of man's ambition to occupy Mars. An example is the famous Space X mission.

The current COVID-19 Pandemic enables technology to reduce demand for human labor, creating grounds for a much more dangerous crisis that is yet to unfold due to unemployment. It has set the stage for more than we anticipated.

The Gig Economy will be worth aligning oneself.

The last verse has more gems.

"Say hello to the sky, something's out there watching you and I, More enticing than Star Trek, StarTAC phones, Your genes and DNA is used to make clones"

"Scientists say we ain't prepared, What I feel is contrare, Alexander Graham Bell made telephones, yes, But now we request for your e-mail address, I might be old fashioned, up stuck in my ways, But nothing make me more happier than seeing today"

Track 13 off Nastradamus.

According to Forbes, In April 2021, he scored at least $40 million from Coinbase's IPO.

I challenge anyone finding it hard to digest this information with this reminder - trusting a habit is the feeling of being trapped. Opportunity lies amid difficulty. It is a Call for you to embrace an Open Mind and a provocative attempt to enable you to have a Willing hand - A counter-intuitive measure against the harsh realities we all face.

Don't be the witness who remembers it all.

Peace ✌🏿