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Not the same. Technology is making every day Internet use cheaper and cheaper. So it's not hard to imagine a broad adoption in a few years there. It's absurd to
by molmalo 14y ago
Not the same. Technology is making every day Internet use cheaper and cheaper. So it's not hard to imagine a broad adoption in a few years there. It's absurd to think the same happening with match 2 jets any time soon. (even when I'd like that). Also, Internet comms enables a lot of business to flourish, that will otherwise be badly damaged.
- rprasad 14y agoThe analogy is apt. His point was that to most Ethiopians, VOIP calls are a luxury that requires other attendant circumstances, i.e., wealth, similar to the circumstances in which a Westerner would have a private jet capable of going Mach 2. Electricity, computers, and the internet are considered a necessity (or in Europe, even a right) by First World countries, but in Third World Countries like Ethiopia, whether you're going to have enough food to feed your family is still the biggest daily concern.