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'Gbenga OnalajaThis was how I lost my voiceThere was the guilt of waiting too long to call that snowballed into waiting too long to do anything else.Jul 21, 20201Jul 21, 20201
'Gbenga OnalajaThe tragic genius of the internet is that we gravitate towards the worst aspects of it.It’s why 30% of internet content is porn and why porn sites attract more visitors each month than Amazon, Netflix, and Twitter combined.Jun 21, 2020Jun 21, 2020
'Gbenga OnalajaThis is why you are sadThis is adulthood at its logical conclusion and it’s fucking ugly. More control. More freedom. Yet very little happiness.Jun 12, 2020Jun 12, 2020
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