And what would be so sad about there being a McDonald's? Or maybe you believe that most of the developing world should be conserved in an "authentic" state for

And what would be so sad about there being a McDonald's? Or maybe you believe that most of the developing world should be conserved in an "authentic" state for your aesthetic and political benefit? Because if that McDonald's exists in X place and is doing a brisk business, some not too small percentage of the local population is perceiving a benefit from it. Not to mention that, being a franchise business, it's benefiting some local entrepreneur, his/her family and all the people they benefit in the local economy through the restaurant and earnings they spend elsewhere. Sure, let's not stuff western megabrand businesses into every nook and cranny of the world's cultural landscape, but to call the rise of modern market brands in developing countries "sad" is self serving and narrow-sighted at best.