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COVER STORY

Digital Colonization

By Dr . Wale Akinyemi

We can still remember the role of social media in fueling the Arab spring that led to regime changes in a number of nations . Considering the fact that this was a decade ago , we cannot even begin to fathom what is possible today . The truth is that the whole world is literally run today by big tech . Not even an American president is spared .

The key to a life of continuous relevance therefore is to work on our mindsets . We need to have a mindset guided by the fact that all that we know is not all there is to be known . We need to come to terms with the fact that what we do not know is exponentially greater than what we know and so humility becomes our gateway to growth .

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