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it's a very privileged western view that all "third world" countries are destitute and starving
by kevviiinn 3y ago
it's a very privileged western view that all "third world" countries are destitute and starving
- wil421 3y ago> You're not going to be able to do any of that luxurious learning when your stomach is empty and you're having to sleep each night in some war-torn slum. Not sure why your calling out this poster when the OP said the above.
- NikolaNovak 3y agoI feel that's exactly what the op was saying in response to gp? There's a spectrum, and while we should have increased empathy and awareness of a LOT of places in the world where life is spectacularly rough and wildly different than ours (2 years of my childhood were in a civil war and my Canadian wife just cannot fathom any of those experiences), there are indeed a lot of places in the world where knowledge and access and technology are helpful.
- kevviiinn 3y agoI was rephrasing the comment I'm replying to in agreement