@sadeona: New substack essay out: everything that’s dystopian in the west is a casual Tuesday in Africa #nigeriantiktok🇳🇬 #lagos #africa #cafes #fyp

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chicchidi
chicchidi :
very very insightful, lovely read!
2026-06-16 04:25:38
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bahiraamin
Bahira Amin :
Exact same thing happening in Cairo! Fantastic essay
2026-07-11 20:30:58
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raby__h
Rh :
This is one of the most interesting things I’ve read this week!! I saw the TikTok and then read the full article on substack and subscribed immediately! The idea of examining the West through an African lens rather than the other way around is incredibly powerful. Thank you for such thoughtful work!!
2026-06-18 10:39:47
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mef0817
mef0817 :
Deep liquidity constraints is forcing the sachetisation of the economy to eat its way up from the working class(FMCGs) to the middle class for bigger spends (Cars,Rent)
2026-06-15 21:32:15
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iquobessien
Filmmaker. Writer. Healer. :
the way I was living at Eric Kayser 🫣
2026-06-16 15:22:03
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golden_cumulus
Joy🍉 :
Crazy I just watched the coffee shop video yesterday 😭
2026-06-16 10:27:14
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d3milad3
d3msss :
omg, did I miss the email? lemme go check 🏃🏾‍♀️
2026-06-15 21:01:22
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w_on_coffee
W_on_coffee :
Can we have a link to the article?
2026-06-19 17:09:29
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adritobechi
AdriTobechi | Mindful Living :
Hey 👋🏾 saw this on Substack 💜✨
2026-06-16 19:22:58
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thefortymorelife
Toks | Life After 40 :
Irony being Lagos cafe often changed almost the same as restaurant prices 🙂
2026-06-17 18:23:41
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pearlthebrownskingirl
Nnenna :
An amazing read ! I just moved to Nigeria from the US for this reason as well! Want to spread my “portfolio”
2026-07-10 08:02:24
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aduragbemi_aa
Abiola Aduragbemi :
back from reading the article and man, it’s beautiful how you mind works.
2026-06-16 22:31:17
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mas.awrt
ماس | Mas :
Omg the title is so perfect
2026-06-16 10:12:16
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toniade__
Toni Ade :
Portfolio careers are so next. Great take!
2026-06-21 21:08:39
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_tee.oo
Tee🍒 :
I really loved reading this⭐️
2026-06-15 20:28:14
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aneemiic
Anemia :
Without taking focus out of Lagos, reading your essay made me think of LATAM too, specifically Mexico that is where I live. Very interesting, thanks for sharing
2026-06-19 22:54:04
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theselfcarequeen_
Nothando 🐆 :
I’ve subscribed! Really enjoyed reading this piece.
2026-06-18 11:06:17
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studiodoublen
Nnenna🎨 :
Genuinely love your take on this, I noticed the shift in spaces and the focus on building community and providing spaces to foster them but I never tied that to economical issues.
2026-06-16 20:47:24
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morayo.jpeg
morayo :
This is such a good observation, lemme go read!
2026-06-15 23:48:11
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anonymouslyspecial777
Anonymous :
Very well said , looking forward to reading it x
2026-06-18 10:40:44
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adelaidetresses
AdelaidesHair :
Sooo apt!! 🙌🙌
2026-06-18 10:13:53
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_portman_towtruck_
sweetest girl in the world :
YES! This rly resonates, I’ve been thinking of exactly this for a while
2026-06-17 16:46:49
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babe5000
babe5000 :
can't wait to read!
2026-06-16 14:13:02
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yvessssssssssssss0
🦆🪿🦤 she/her/hers :
i see this in ca too. everyone has a side hustle
2026-06-20 18:56:17
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perez_atigbithomas
perez_atigbithomas :
Need to go read
2026-06-16 06:59:07
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