Reddit discussion is overwhelmingly Western-centric. Not surprisingly, half of its users are American, and most of the rest are from developed countries. However, this often means deeper universal trends are missed. One of those is that, while recent decades have led to stagnating or declining living standards for many in Western countries; for most poorer countries technology has been delivering rising standards of living.
This is only likely to accelerate. Soon, thanks to AI, the expertise and advice of doctors will be free and available over smartphones, something almost everyone on Earth possesses or has access to. OP examines other ways this tech is changing lives in poorer countries now.
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people caring about where they live and ignoring where they don’t isn’t new. it’s older than history itself.
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Reddit discussion is overwhelmingly Western-centric. Not surprisingly, half of its users are American, and most of the rest are from developed countries. However, this often means deeper universal trends are missed. One of those is that, while recent decades have led to stagnating or declining living standards for many in Western countries; for most poorer countries technology has been delivering rising standards of living.
This is only likely to accelerate. Soon, thanks to AI, the expertise and advice of doctors will be free and available over smartphones, something almost everyone on Earth possesses or has access to. OP examines other ways this tech is changing lives in poorer countries now.
people caring about where they live and ignoring where they don’t isn’t new. it’s older than history itself.