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Stuff like this makes me think about the benefits which developing countries currently have. They have access to such a vast amount of information, like Wikiped

Stuff like this makes me think about the benefits which developing countries currently have. They have access to such a vast amount of information, like Wikipedia, any book on AA or torrents, YouTube tutorials, free AI chatbots and what not. Yet the social problems like the ones caused through corruption, localized conflicts and wars are so big, that none of this information is of any value. Who's to blame?

IlikeKitties 2y ago
But don't a lot of developing countries have similar access? And especially torrenting is much more common in less developed countries where there's no copyright enforcement.
- geenkeuse 2y ago
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xtiansimon 2y ago
> “…benefits which developing countries currently have.” The story of mobile phone use in African continent, where there are only the worst roads and no land lines, is an astonishing story of leaping forward through technology.
542354234235 2y ago
It is of value though. Asian farmers were able to use cell phones to check weather and market prices to be able to grow more and sell for a better price [1]. Mobile banking apps have allowed poor Kenyans access to formal financial services, improving financial stability for those most vulnerable [2]. Being able to send money to disparate family members safely and securely protects them from corrupt local informal networks. Access to modern technology developed in first world countries enable poor counties to skip over expensive intermediate steps, like going from no phones to cell towers without building out a land line network. The #saveourgirls social media campaign in response to the Boco Haram kidnappings was started locally, after frustration with lack of action by the inept/corrupt local government, and brought international pressure, support, and aid. [1] https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590291124000081 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S259029112... [2] https://www.hks.harvard.edu/faculty-research/policy-topics/public-finance/how-mobile-banking-transforming-africa https://www.hks.harvard.edu/faculty-research/policy-topics/p...
doctorpangloss 2y ago
I don’t know who it is in other countries. But here, as corruption and local conflicts rise, without a doubt, 100%, it’s going to be libertarians.

IlikeKitties 2y ago

But don't a lot of developing countries have similar access? And especially torrenting is much more common in less developed countries where there's no copyright enforcement.

geenkeuse 2y ago
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xtiansimon 2y ago

> “…benefits which developing countries currently have.” The story of mobile phone use in African continent, where there are only the worst roads and no land lines, is an astonishing story of leaping forward through technology.

542354234235 2y ago

It is of value though. Asian farmers were able to use cell phones to check weather and market prices to be able to grow more and sell for a better price [1]. Mobile banking apps have allowed poor Kenyans access to formal financial services, improving financial stability for those most vulnerable [2]. Being able to send money to disparate family members safely and securely protects them from corrupt local informal networks. Access to modern technology developed in first world countries enable poor counties to skip over expensive intermediate steps, like going from no phones to cell towers without building out a land line network. The #saveourgirls social media campaign in response to the Boco Haram kidnappings was started locally, after frustration with lack of action by the inept/corrupt local government, and brought international pressure, support, and aid. [1] https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590291124000081 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S259029112... [2] https://www.hks.harvard.edu/faculty-research/policy-topics/public-finance/how-mobile-banking-transforming-africa https://www.hks.harvard.edu/faculty-research/policy-topics/p...

doctorpangloss 2y ago

I don’t know who it is in other countries. But here, as corruption and local conflicts rise, without a doubt, 100%, it’s going to be libertarians.