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You’re on the toilet seat, phone in hand. Doom-scrolling through TikTok, with clickbait telling you "This video is the only thing you need to see today.. blah blah"
You’re there to drop waste but absorbing even more — memes, micro-trends, opinions from influencers who dropped out of polytechnic but suddenly know how you should feel about Climate Change.
The irony? You can’t even sit with yourself for 3 minutes without distraction. The truth is, I struggle too. How then do we know who the hell we are?
Know Thy Form
This is Article 1 of the Wokebot Manifesto. Think of it as your soft-launch back to your truest self. A compass, not a cage.
We’re mixing Brutalism with bathroom breaks, Rema’s Carti era with your awkward phase in SS2. Stay with me.
The Brutalism of You
Brutalism was an architecture style born after World War II. The world was broken and needed to be rebuilt — raw, stripped-down, real. So came Brutalism: concrete, form, function, honesty. No fake marble. No fluff. Just what was needed, shaped beautifully.
Sound familiar? Because that’s you. Your life, your identity, your vibe — all formed by what you’ve survived.
Nigeria chaos, Twitter annoying takes, that primary school math teacher who traumatized you with the 3 Times table — they’ve all been pouring concrete into your foundation.
But here’s the twist: You can choose your form.
Like the design principle: "Form follows function."
If you’re a loud, expressive soul, your form should speak it.
If you're introverted but deep, there’s a silhouette and color palette for that too.
Fashion is architecture for the body.
Rema knows.
Rema's evolution to raw, unapologetic, and intentionally disruptive mirrors Brutalism and reflects a break from tradition to assert his creative identity, favouring bold silhouettes perfected in his Carti-influenced "Heis" era. This sets him apart in both music and fashion. You can tell "he-is" in touch with his core, he knows his form. The boy understands.
Okay, But How Do I Know My Own Form?
Knowing thyself isn’t a one-time thing. It’s a lifelong project. Your body is the canvas. Your spirit is the architect. Your style is the structure.
This is part one. We’re just laying the blocks.
We’ll go deeper in the next scroll.
Until then, sit still. Wipe thoroughly. Listen for your own voice.
Because like Bauhaus taught us:
"Good design is as little design as possible."
So be honest. Be brutal. Be Wokebot.
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