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I heard that story about fiber optics somewhere on the African continent 15 years ago so now I don't believe either story, unless this is a common entrepreneur

I heard that story about fiber optics somewhere on the African continent 15 years ago so now I don't believe either story, unless this is a common entrepreneurial endeavor I've been sleeping on

onion2k 7y ago
Some basic research goes a long way to augmenting what you might or might not believe about the world - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metal_theft https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metal_theft
- vmception 7y ago
  I heard they were being used for fabric / fashion I haven't thought about it for 15 years, and now with "basic research" and I couldn't find anything about either fiber optic or copper metal theft being used for fabric in Africa nothing on snopes, nothing in your wiki page. in my prior comment I felt either was equally likely it did nothing to augment what I might or might not believe, thank you for the contribution about general metal theft
  - hrydgard 7y ago
    It's absolutely a thing, even in developed countries people will steal cabling for scrap metal, even if it's getting rarer. Copper roofs on very old churches are also commonly stolen for scrap value.
  - fastball 7y ago
    The issue is that you didn't mention fabric / fashion in your first comment, and nobody can read your mind. Your initial comment came across as saying you just didn't believe that people steal metal.
    - vmception 7y ago
      The parent comment was "my dad used to tell me this story", "in rural India in the 60s" It wasn't about not believing the possibility, it was about noticing how I heard a similar story which featured association and no source, and identifying that this is the same way that all urban legends exist. I also said "or maybe I have been missing an entrepreneurial opportunity" completely, and clearly saying that I am open to believing when referencable information was provided, which it immediately was by the first response while ironically villifying me instead of leaving it at the educational moment.

I heard that story about fiber optics somewhere on the African continent 15 years ago so now I don't believe either story, unless this is a common entrepreneurial endeavor I've been sleeping on

onion2k 7y ago

Some basic research goes a long way to augmenting what you might or might not believe about the world - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metal_theft https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metal_theft

vmception 7y ago
I heard they were being used for fabric / fashion I haven't thought about it for 15 years, and now with "basic research" and I couldn't find anything about either fiber optic or copper metal theft being used for fabric in Africa nothing on snopes, nothing in your wiki page. in my prior comment I felt either was equally likely it did nothing to augment what I might or might not believe, thank you for the contribution about general metal theft
- hrydgard 7y ago
  It's absolutely a thing, even in developed countries people will steal cabling for scrap metal, even if it's getting rarer. Copper roofs on very old churches are also commonly stolen for scrap value.
- fastball 7y ago
  The issue is that you didn't mention fabric / fashion in your first comment, and nobody can read your mind. Your initial comment came across as saying you just didn't believe that people steal metal.
  - vmception 7y ago
    The parent comment was "my dad used to tell me this story", "in rural India in the 60s" It wasn't about not believing the possibility, it was about noticing how I heard a similar story which featured association and no source, and identifying that this is the same way that all urban legends exist. I also said "or maybe I have been missing an entrepreneurial opportunity" completely, and clearly saying that I am open to believing when referencable information was provided, which it immediately was by the first response while ironically villifying me instead of leaving it at the educational moment.