The Pole of Society: Why Everyone Is Obsessed with Status, Wealth, & Fame

Remember that old movie The Gods Must Be Crazy? A single Coke bottle drops from the sky and suddenly an entire tribe is fighting over it. Something so small sparks envy, chaos, and obsession. That bottle becomes the center of the world — until the tribe finally realizes how ridiculous the fight is.

The Modern-Day Pole

Today, the Pole rules everything:

• Social Media Madness: People post their nakedness online, flaunting every curve and angle, not caring who sees — relatives, colleagues, even future employers. Likes and shares become currency; your body, the product.
• Even Kids See the Madness: I remember one night at a party with my 12-year-old daughter. She had to sit with a group of girls around 21 years old. What were they talking about? The latest iPhone. My daughter thought to herself: “These people have never earned a penny themselves. What the hell are they bragging about? Do they even understand wealth — assets minus liabilities?” She felt so out of place that she came and sat with me, her uncles, and grandparents. I understood her instantly. She was already seeing the Pole for what it is: a shiny distraction, a false ladder, a game many play without even knowing the rules.
• Crime & Chaos: We move drugs from factories. Think Noriega, Escobar, and his famous hippos. Everyone wants a piece of the Pole, and legality rarely matters.
• Gold-Digging & Quick Fame: Relationships become transactions. The goal? Ride someone else’s horse to the top. Mobutu ruled a nation, stole wealth, flaunted it, and still got admiration. The Pole never asks about ethics.
• Celebrity Culture: Kanye West, Hushpuppi, Ginimbi — all climbing, all shining, all eventually paying the price for their boldness. Kanye’s rise and “fall” is a lesson in perception: $400M still makes him richer than 99.9% of the world, yet the Pole whispers, “he slipped.” Hushpuppi’s Gucci empire looked unstoppable — until it was unplugged. Ginimbi’s Lamborghinis sparkled until one became his coffin.
• Luxury Traps: A $100,000 car or designer suit without the underlying assets? The Pole is now your boss. You work for the car, maintain it, worry about insurance — instead of the car serving you. The flashy outfit looks great for Instagram, but the real wealth is in the 401k, the business, the assets you can’t post a selfie with.

Life Lessons From the Pole

The Pole is seductive. It’s shiny. It’s glittering with promises. But here’s the catch: you don’t ride the horse until you’re ready. Climb unprepared, and the horse throws you off. Your car becomes your jailer. Your flashy Instagram life becomes a cage.

The real winners? The quiet builders, the planners, the ones focused on financial freedom, long-term wealth, and inner peace. Like someone saving their 401k while the office cheers the man in the Prada suit. They’ll ride the horse one day — only then it obeys them.

And God? He must be laughing somewhere. The Pole, like the Coke bottle, is a divine joke — a mirror of human folly. People fight, scramble, and stumble while the real prize is wisdom, freedom, and the ability to enjoy life without the Pole controlling every step.

The Pole will always be there. But the wise know: climb only when it serves you — not when it owns you. And wisest even dont bother coz the real pole they should be climbing is different. Here is that pole in part 2.