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0 pointsta202405284mo ago0 comments

"Africans have more repair skills than westerners."

… which is why our roads are so much better than those in Switzerland.

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prmph4mo ago

There's a difference between being able to do something and being motivated to do it.

ta20240528OP4mo ago

So any country could go to the moon, build 2nm chips? In your opinion its just motivation.

In the real world: there are - sadly - such things as failed states and failed societies.

prmph4mo ago

I'm not sure your argument is making any sense.

Are you saying the reason roads are bad in some parts of Africa is that the people there are too dumb to know how to repair the roads? That their problem is figuring out how to mix and pour asphalt, cement, or gravel on their roads?

That would be very dumb, if that's what you are saying.

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prmph4mo ago

There's a difference between being able to do something and being motivated to do it.

ta20240528OP4mo ago

So any country could go to the moon, build 2nm chips? In your opinion its just motivation.

In the real world: there are - sadly - such things as failed states and failed societies.

prmph4mo ago

I'm not sure your argument is making any sense.

That would be very dumb, if that's what you are saying.

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