Did you know that there are approximately 4.66 billion active Internet users worldwide? Can you imagine all the different ways in which we all use the internet? Obasanjo’s Internet is our interview series where we speak to some of our Internet favorites on how they relate to the Internet and what it means to them and their work. This week, communications associate and content creator, Damilare Kuku talks to us about how she uses Obasanjo’s Internet.
What’s the first thing you do when you wake up?
I praise God. I thank the Holy Spirit. I always say thank you God as the first thing I do. Then I get up and pray before I do other things.
How do you use the internet for work or pleasure?
I see the internet as a place where I come to do my work and leave, so it’s a place of work for me. It’s not necessarily a place of pleasure. I read other people’s tweets and I laugh about those and maybe other people’s posts on Instagram or TikTok, but I’m not someone who necessarily comes there for fun, I just come there for work. But my work is also pleasurable. So I would probably say a little bit of both.
What moment or episode in your life would you say captured the essence of the internet?
None I can think of. I am very much aware of my reality. So I know that things on the internet are not real.
Your favorite social media platform and why?
I like all the platforms, but I think my favorites are Instagram and Twitter. Twitter is very relatable. Many people on Twitter are quick to drag one another, it’s a very interesting place. Generally, both are my workspaces and not for personal stuff. With Instagram, you have pictures with images to support your work, but Twitter is almost like you are gisting about your work. I want to get into TikTok, I’m not very active and I want to get into it. So see how that goes.
What was the last meme you saved?
So I tweeted something and there was this really funny meme where a girl is like, jumping onto her bed, that a follower responded with, which I thought was very good, so, yeah.
Do you remember the first time something you posted went viral? What was it? How did it make you feel?
I think the first time I posted anything that went viral was a tweet about the announcement of Nearly All the Men in Lagos Are Mad. How did it make me feel? I just gave glory to God. Because it’s not really about me, it’s about God. I don’t know, I have many viral moments with my books. And I just stay grateful for all of them. But every time I get dragged, I don’t forget that. I mean, I forget eventually but not immediately. My publishers were very happy that it went viral.
What’s the most outrage you have ever generated over something you posted? How did you react to it?
Oh, the most outrage was gotten from Only Big Bumbum Matters Tomorrow I think I was dragged for filth for about four days five days online. I logged off. I only knew I was being dragged because my friends who were online would just tell me. I was completely off. Once I get dragged, I just go off the internet.
What rules do you live by on the internet?
Leave and let live, aspire to mind your own business. That’s it.
What is your guiltiest online pleasure?
My guiltiest online pleasure. I think TikTok and Twitter. Twitter, because it makes me laugh. I see the most random and the most ridiculous things on Twitter, and I can go through Twitter for hours.
Would you say you have an online persona?
Yes, I do. I mean, I can’t do my job I do if I don’t have that. One can but I choose to have an online persona as a writer.
What’s your favorite emoji and why?
You see that monkey emoji where you cover your mouth, I love it. It captures my essence so much because it’s so playful and yet it has so many meanings. It could be playful. It could also be like, I’m holding up my tongue. It’s so cool.
Are you particular about your feed?
Yes, I am. I block things that affect my mental health. If I see your feed, and I’ve seen you post things I don’t like about you four or five times, I’m going to mute you or block you.
YouTube or TikTok? Which do you prefer and why?
Actually I prefer YouTube. I’m not gonna lie. I like both. They both have users, but I tend to go towards YouTube because YouTube is more of my thing. They have all those snippets of shows. I like the Real Housewives and then it’s very educative as well YouTube can really be a place of knowledge.
Which Nigerian creator do you think the world needs to see and hear more of?
I guess myself, yeah, I feel like the world is to hear more about my works. I’m going to choose myself. Other than myself though, I think all Nigerian creators are really good actually. I think they’re really funny, a lot of the creatives are very good. We work really hard in Nigeria.
Who is the coolest person you follow and the coolest person who follows you?
I don’t follow anyone on any of my platforms, but the coolest person who follows me, I think all the people who follow me are cool. My supporters on Twitter make me so happy.
What is your favorite Nigerian podcast?
I would say I Said What I Said
Have you ever hooked up with someone you met online?
We don’t do that over here. We worship the Lord here and try to live holy. I’m not saying I’m holy every time, but no, we’re not doing that.
5 people you’d love to see answer these questions
Korty on YouTube, I really would like to see her do this, I love her work. Maybe Chike the Musician, Adekule Gold, can I just leave it at those three?
