I'm committing the intellectual crime of saying "Well why didn't they just do [obvious thing X]", when I know almost nothing about local conditions, here, somet

I'm committing the intellectual crime of saying "Well why didn't they just do [obvious thing X]", when I know almost nothing about local conditions, here, something that I've criticized others for doing on HN before, but man Why haven't they installed elevators? It's century-old technology, can be operated manually, you could use a gasoline engine on the winch if electricity isn't available. You could install the winch spanning the elevator shaft at the tenth floor or something, if 40 stories of cable is too heavy for your winch. There's a "landlord" collecting rent, so there's money, and the elevator shafts already exist. If you're worried about safety, then just use it as a cargo elevator. What's missing?