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Virtual everything
Virtual learning, virtual meetings, virtual working, virtual classrooms, virtual weddings, virtual conferences, digital parties
...everything has become digital.
Rise of
social lingo
New words, phrases and lines were crafted in 2020 arising predominantly from the two mega events (COVID-19 and #EndSars). Words like - sorosoke, off the mic, opor, quarantine, isolation, palliatives,
Buhari is a bad boy, lockdown, e shock you, med oh, God no go shame us, wahala dey, make I loud am- and others became widely adopted as part of the country’s local lexicon
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Crypto and the mad rush
In 2020,crypto was heavy in the news and Gen Z made a smart rush. Survey shows that crypto currencies are three times more popular as
a long-term investment vehicle among the generation: and preferred over bonds, stocks, real estate and even gold.
Gen-Z might just be the generation to massively lead humanity into Bitcoin adoption.
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