a white american woman left this

a white american woman left this comment on one of my videos. she said, I love my country, but am in the exact same situation even in retirement. NIGERIA, DESPITE CERTAIN THINGS NOT BEING GOOD ABOUT IT, YOU GUYS HAVE A FREEDOM THAT WE DON'T HAVE. when I read that comment, I smiled simply because she recognised a mechanism. AND THIS IS SEEING FOR MONTHS. IS A TRAP. WESTERN SYSTEMS ARE TRAPS. some people thought I was only talking about Britain. NO, I'M NOT. I'M TALKING ABOUT WESTERN SYSTEMS IN GENERAL. SIMPLY THE ONE BEST. ONCE YOU UNDERSTAND THE MECHANISM, THIS IS MUCH BIGGER THAN ONE DEPENDENCE. DEPENDENCE ON A SALARY, DEPENDENCE ON DEBTS, DEPENDENCE ON MORTGAGES, ON PENSIONS AND ON INSTITUTIONS. DEPENDENCE THAT LASTS NOT FOR 5 YEARS, BUT FOR ALMOST YOUR ENTIRE ADULT'S LIFE. YOU WORK, YOU EARN, YOU PAY, YOU RETIRE, AND YOU ARE STILL DEPENDING ON THE SAME SYSTEM FOR 40 YEARS. THAT'S WHY I CALL IT A TRAP. NOW THINK ABOUT MY PARENTS. THEY ARE IN ABEOKUTA. THEY ARE GETTING OLDER. THEY WAKE UP WHEN THEY WANT TO. THEY GO TO CHURCH, THEY SPEND TIME WITH FRIENDS. THEY DO CHURCH ACTIVITIES. THEIR CHILDREN VISIT. THEY HAVE THEIR OWN HOME. THEY HAVE SOLAR PANELS FOR ELECTRICITY. THEY HAVE A BOREHOLE. IF THE NATIONAL GRID FAILS, THEIR LIGHTS STAY ON. IF PUBLIC WATER FAILS, THEY STILL HAVE WATER. NOW SOMEBODY WILL SAY, THAT'S BECAUSE NIGERIA IS BROKEN. MAYBE. YOU'RE LOOKING AT WHAT ISN'T PROVIDED. I AM LOOKING AT WHAT ISN'T DEPENDED ON. THERE'S A DIFFERENCE. THERE'S A DIFFERENCE. AT MY PARENTS, I DON'T SEE TWO ELDERLY PEOPLE SYSTEM TO SUSTAIN THEM. I SEE TWO PEOPLE WHO HAVE GRADUALLY BUILT ENOUGH OF THEIR OWN SYSTEMS THAT THEY DON'T DEPEND ENTIRELY ON ANYBODY ELSE. TO ME, THAT IS FREEDOM. NOW THERE'S THIS PART THAT FASCINATES ME, DIASPORANS ARE DIFFERENT. WE ARE IN ONE OF THE MOST PRIVILEGED POSITIONS IN THE WORLD BECAUSE WE HAVE SOMETHING THAT MOST PEOPLE DON'T. WE HAVE TWO SYSTEMS. WE'VE EARNED IN POUNDS. WE'VE BUILT EQUITY. WE'VE ACQUIRED SKILLS. SOME OF US HAVE EVEN BUILT BUSINESSES. BUT WE ALSO HAVE ANOTHER HOME, FAMILY, LAND, COMMUNITY, LANGUAGE. NOW, THIS IS FOR PEOPLE THAT DIDN'T BURN THEIR BRIDGES. PEOPLE THAT STILL HAVE A CONNECTION BACK TO THEIR ROOTS. WE HAVE CULTURE. WE HAVE A PLACE WHERE OUR MONEY OFTEN GOES THAT MEANS WE HAVE SOMETHING INCREDIBLY VALUABLE. GEOGRAPHICAL OPTIONALITY, THE ABILITY TO CHOOSE. THAT MANY IMMIGRANTS SPENT 25 YEARS, 30 YEARS BUILDING ASSETS AND THEN BECOME PERMANENTLY DEPENDENT ON THE VERY SYSTEM THAT HELPED THEM BUILD THOSE ASSETS. THE VEHICLE BECAME THE DESTINATION. BRITAIN WAS NEVER MY DESTINATION. IT WAS MY ENGINE. A PLACE TO ACQUIRE SKILLS, BUILD CAPITAL, A PLACE TO CREATE ASSETS SO THAT ONE DAY I WOULD HAVE OPTIONS. PEOPLE ALWAYS TELL ME, YOU'LL PAY OFF YOUR MORTGAGE EVENTUALLY. YES, MAYBE. BUT WHAT DID IT COST YOU? 30 YEARS, 35 YEARS, 40 YEARS OF NEEDING THE NEXT PAYSLIP? IF YOUR ENTIRE WORKING LIFE WAS SPENT TRYING TO BECOME FREE, HOW FREE WERE YOU? THAT'S WHY I KEEP TALKING ABOUT OPTIONALITY. NOT BECAUSE I HATE BRITAIN, NOT BECAUSE NIGERIA IS PERFECT. THINGS ARE MY ARGUMENTS. MY ARGUMENT IS THAT USE THE SYSTEM, LEARN FROM IT, BUILD IN IT, ACQUIRE ASSETS IN IT, BUT DON'T BECOME PERMANENTLY DEPENDENT ON IT. THE GREATEST FORM OF WEALTH IS NOT HAVING IT'S WAKING UP ONE DAY AND GENUINELY HAVING A CHOICE.