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low_ho_fosho  ·  3480 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Inside an African MP3 market

Africa is super interesting since it seems a lot of places are essentially skipping the 20th century in terms of technology. No landlines, no centralized power. Straight to smart phones and renewable energy like solar panels. Since these technologies don't really require lots of government infrastructure, they'll become more widespread as the cost to produce them plummets, regardless of any political turbulence.