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minus-squarePugJesus@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up32·11 months agoBut hey, good for them. It’s like why so much of Sub-Saharan Africa ended up with massive increases in mobile phone usage despite relatively low landline penetration - it’s much easier to adopt something than to replace an existing infrastructure.
minus-squaredual_sport_dork 🐧🗡️@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21·11 months agoYes, and not having a big money lobby behind whatever the old thing was fighting tooth and nail against progress probably helps, too.
But hey, good for them. It’s like why so much of Sub-Saharan Africa ended up with massive increases in mobile phone usage despite relatively low landline penetration - it’s much easier to adopt something than to replace an existing infrastructure.
Yes, and not having a big money lobby behind whatever the old thing was fighting tooth and nail against progress probably helps, too.