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> Admit there's a problem, and work to fix it. You must be crazy. Its not like you do git pull india --rebase and everything's hunky dory from then on. Its 1.2

by dxbydt 13y ago

> Admit there's a problem, and work to fix it. You must be crazy. Its not like you do git pull india --rebase and everything's hunky dory from then on. Its 1.2 billion people. Beyond a certain threshold, systems are essentially unfixable. India has crossed that threshold a long, long time ago. You'd have a better chance if you just ran away & started a new community elsewhere - which is why there are little-indias everywhere - in seattle, silicon valley, new jersey, queens, austin,... Here's a list of top 20 little-indias: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_American#U.S._metropolitan_areas_with_large_Indian_American_populations http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_American#U.S._metropolit... All those little-indias are doing fine. Its the Big-india that has issues.

dsuth 13y ago
> Beyond a certain threshold, systems are essentially unfixable. What a sad belief to hold, especially in the light of agents of such great change as Gandhi, Rosa Parks etc. Any system can be changed with the right impetus, although that's unlikely to happen soon in India. But things can't keep going as they are in the long run, it's just not a sustainable pattern for dense urban environments.
numbsafari 13y ago
Hmmm... some quotes come to mind... "Be the change that you wish to see in the world." - Gandhi "Whatever action is performed by a great man, common men follow in his footsteps. And whatever standards he sets by exemplary acts, all the world pursues." - Bhagavad Gita I see a lot of blaming the "poor and uneducated masses" of India, but I see very little introspection about the massive wealth and educational disparities that the supposedly wise and benevolent wealthy and educated minority benefit from.