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It is just fascinating that this keeps happening. Does this happen far more often and not lead to a Streisand effect that it is on average worth doing?
This is one of the reason these countries remain backward. Freedom of speech is vital to be a true economic powerhouse.
This is one of the reason these countries remain backward. Freedom of speech is vital to be a true economic powerhouse.
How broad is your knowledge about "these countries?"
This is one of the reason these countries remain backward. Freedom of speech is vital to be a true economic powerhouse.
This is one of those headlines where I was absolutely sure that there was some hidden context between the two headline sentences that would explain why this is happening, but amazingly there is not. She discussed the product on Facebook and then was arrested. Wild! This kind of shit makes me grateful for the speech protections we have in the USA, even though we always seem to be one case + supreme court ruling away f…
This is one of the reason these countries remain backward. Freedom of speech is vital to be a true economic powerhouse.
A big part of what is perceived as "backwards" are long term effects of British colonial rule, from which they are still recovering. There's a lot of ink spilt studying how the systems which colonial powers set up get left behind, which keeps in place a stratified society with the goal of enriching all the people in positions of power (read: corruption). That takes time to overcome. This is as true for Latin America as it is for Nigeria, India and all the rest.
It hasn't escaped my notice there's a lot of Nigerians in tech. (I work with a lot) I'm left with the impression that the language left behind (English) in former British colonies has given these nations an edge, because the de facto language of global business is English now. That's of course why there's so many Indians in tech as well. These nations see everyone trying to get as educated as possible, as quickly as possible to catch up with the highly industrialized West.
In a couple hundred years, Nigeria may look more like Wakanda, who knows?