This issue of mentorship was common back in the days when the internet wasn't there. People had to rely more on others who they saw where doing better in the career path they had mapped out for themselves. You know there were no much means to get knowledge from outside your environment, that's one thing that made many people relied so much in having a mentor. But in this present world that idea or thinking that you need to have a mentor before you can succeed is gradually fading away. Because people have now understand and realised that they can succeed on their own without a mentor. The internet has now made it possible for people to have access to informations and materials that can help you discipline yourself till you achieve your desired goals in life.
Very true I agree with you, over the years the people who saw the need to have mentors who they looked up to had no access to the Internet as the social media of today was not like that during those days but right now, information is made available on the Internet both the good and the bad and anyone can have access to information in the Internet at the comfort of their home(s). The Internet did not eradicate the idea of people to have mentors that's one important thing to note rather the Internet created spaces where someone can have a successful person as a mentor online without the person even knowing. People are fond of following the teachings of some of the successful people in the Internet since they talk about their life style and the things they did and are still doing to remain at the top I think the mentorship system is still happening but in a more advanced way since everything is happening more online.