I never thought I could feel bad about losing access to my LinkedIn account. Not because it hasn’t felt so important before, but because it’s just not a challenge one anticipates – being restricted from getting on LinkedIn.
I have a few friends, one of them is tormenting, she said to me – “Hehehe! Dem no want make you celebrate yourself ooo!” She’s super excited about my bagging an MSc. I wish that were my chief concern. Among my goals for the year was to start a professional blog (something ‘serious’, socio-economically focused, but as always with a touch of my creativity and lighthearted crafting). Where better to host this than a LinkedIn page? Sighs.
So, dear reader, please know, and tell others who know me, that Folake is off LinkedIn, indefinitely. Or perhaps you know a LinkedIn staff member, someone who can help me, and not just share more dead-end links with me – please tell them about me. I haven’t given up hope.
That said, there is nothing as beautiful as the wisdom of God. When he does not open a certain door, it’s likely because he wants us to look in a different direction. I will start that blog, and I invite you to support me. Engage with it, share it, comment on it – in fact, I love a well-articulated alternate reasoning more than I love an affirming nod. Let’s stay connected everywhere else: WhatsApp, IG, X (even though I don’t like it there).
More importantly, I hope we can innovate, create and support local professional platforms of our own. That’s something I will write on. Why do we only have foreign-based sites to connect with local professionals? Sites where customer care is almost non-existent. I can understand having foreign-based sites for a more global outlook and network. It’s the same impending challenge confronting not just the entertainment industry in Nigeria, but also churches, gospel artists, and prayer platforms, etc.: what happens with a collapse of YouTube, for instance?
I did not include pictures today, because I am not trying to act as though I am not pained. I am, truly. I am mourning this loss, and this is my tribute.
