‘Yahoo Boy’ or ‘Civil Servant’: The rush and the crush among the youth.
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By Ganiu Bamgbose, PhD There is something increasingly troubling about the relationship between young people and the idea of success in contemporary society.
Beyond the legitimate desire to make it in life, there appears to be an unhealthy impatience with the process of becoming.
Many young people want the rewards of success but have little tolerance for the demands of the journey. This tendency is becoming more visible in the choices they make, the values they celebrate and the standards by which they assess other people. Recently, I came across an online street interview in which some young ladies were asked whether they would rather date a civil servant or a Yahoo boy. Interestingly, a good number of them opted for the latter.
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