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I was in Vietnam visiting our development centers in June, and before that I was in Nepal doing disaster relief. In both countries, I went more remote, and it
by pat_space 10y ago
I was in Vietnam visiting our development centers in June, and before that I was in Nepal doing disaster relief. In both countries, I went more remote, and it baffled me how seemingly everyone under the age of 30 has a smartphone, even though they may be 7+ hours from a paved road.
- narutouzumaki 10y agoSo cool! So you are doing development aid in government projects or something similar? I was thinking of maybe looking into such a field after graduating, seems interesting. :) Yep, I agree wholeheartedly. It was already baffling in the city, if you went more remote it must seem surreal at first. But then it actually makes sense. They have smartphones out of necessity, not (mainly) to play Candy Crush and netflix. This reminds me of part of the Refugee debate in Europe when certain people complained and mocked those 'rich' refugees seeking shelter all the while holding expensive looking smartphones. They don't get it. For those people, their wiko/samsung sf34-235-A5r-7/huawei/Iphone8 is compass, map, navigator, encyclopedia, communication tool and bank all in one. If we were refugees or poor third world inhabitants and smart, our mobile should be the LAST thing to give up... no need for sandals when you can have a portable computer swiss knife that fits in your pocket!