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Yeah, all the poor people without access to electricity would love Bitcoin.

by Grue3 11y ago

zo1 11y ago
Not even just poor people, almost all people have trouble getting electricity there. Of course, excluding the politically connected and powerful. </used_to_live_there>
mrb 11y ago
Most people in Zimbabwe have electricity. Zimbabwe has 97% mobile penetration: http://afkinsider.com/20015/report-zimbabwe-has-97-mobile-penetration/ http://afkinsider.com/20015/report-zimbabwe-has-97-mobile-pe... Last time I checked their phones didn't run on magic, but on electricity :) And all you need to use Bitcoin is a cellphone (a $20 smartphone). (No I am not seriously suggesting Zimbabwe uses Bitcoin. I am just pointing out you seem to incorrectly think all people in African countries live in huts or something.)
- SideburnsOfDoom 11y ago
  > Most people in Zimbabwe have electricity. ... you seem to incorrectly think all people in African countries live in huts I know people who live in good houses in affluent parts of one of the largest cities in South Africa, and they don't have electricity 24/7 http://loadshedding.eskom.co.za/loadshedding/description http://loadshedding.eskom.co.za/loadshedding/description.
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  - TeMPOraL 11y ago
    You don't need to have electricity 24/7 everywhere, you only need it in one place in a village for few hours so that everyone can get their phones charged on a regular basis.
  - 1rae 11y ago
    There are exceptions to every rule, in Zimbabwe you could have 24/7 electricity and a fibre optic internet connection in some areas, and I can't even get fibre to my place in South Africa.
  - akhatri_aus 11y ago
    It's quite likely your friend uses a generator or inverter. It is quite likely 24/7. Load shedding's occurrences have also only been something more recent (past few months).
    - SideburnsOfDoom 11y ago
      Generators are still fairly rare in the suburbs. Load shedding has been in SA for several years now.
      - akhatri_aus 11y ago
        It's been there for several years conceptually as a plan to deal with limited capacity. Meaning it comes and goes. For the good part of the last 3 years it's hardly been there (so unnoticeable one would probably say power is hardly/never cut). Its just been more impactful in the past few months & the last few months of last year. Generators/Inverters aren't rare in the suburbs or in the further outlying areas. At least not anymore. Not everyone, but one could hear someone else's close by/a neighbors.

Yeah, all the poor people without access to electricity would love Bitcoin.

by Grue3 11y ago

Yeah, all the poor people without access to electricity would love Bitcoin.

zo1 11y ago

Not even just poor people, almost all people have trouble getting electricity there. Of course, excluding the politically connected and powerful. </used_to_live_there>

mrb 11y ago

Most people in Zimbabwe have electricity. Zimbabwe has 97% mobile penetration: http://afkinsider.com/20015/report-zimbabwe-has-97-mobile-penetration/ http://afkinsider.com/20015/report-zimbabwe-has-97-mobile-pe... Last time I checked their phones didn't run on magic, but on electricity :) And all you need to use Bitcoin is a cellphone (a $20 smartphone). (No I am not seriously suggesting Zimbabwe uses Bitcoin. I am just pointing out you seem to incorrectly think all people in African countries live in huts or something.)

SideburnsOfDoom 11y ago
> Most people in Zimbabwe have electricity. ... you seem to incorrectly think all people in African countries live in huts I know people who live in good houses in affluent parts of one of the largest cities in South Africa, and they don't have electricity 24/7 http://loadshedding.eskom.co.za/loadshedding/description http://loadshedding.eskom.co.za/loadshedding/description.
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- TeMPOraL 11y ago
  You don't need to have electricity 24/7 everywhere, you only need it in one place in a village for few hours so that everyone can get their phones charged on a regular basis.
- 1rae 11y ago
  There are exceptions to every rule, in Zimbabwe you could have 24/7 electricity and a fibre optic internet connection in some areas, and I can't even get fibre to my place in South Africa.
- akhatri_aus 11y ago
  It's quite likely your friend uses a generator or inverter. It is quite likely 24/7. Load shedding's occurrences have also only been something more recent (past few months).
  - SideburnsOfDoom 11y ago
    Generators are still fairly rare in the suburbs. Load shedding has been in SA for several years now.
    - akhatri_aus 11y ago
      It's been there for several years conceptually as a plan to deal with limited capacity. Meaning it comes and goes. For the good part of the last 3 years it's hardly been there (so unnoticeable one would probably say power is hardly/never cut). Its just been more impactful in the past few months & the last few months of last year. Generators/Inverters aren't rare in the suburbs or in the further outlying areas. At least not anymore. Not everyone, but one could hear someone else's close by/a neighbors.