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   Anna e só (anna@friend.camp)'s status on Wednesday, 27-Nov-2024 19:14:27 JST Anna e só

   I have a feeling too many people from the Global North have no idea how expensive tech can be in the Global South.

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     Anna e só (anna@friend.camp)'s status on Wednesday, 27-Nov-2024 19:18:27 JST Anna e só

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     Part of the reason why I have access to very expensive tech devices is because I traveled abroad and bought them in the countries I visited. Buying them in Brazil would mean paying the equivalent 2-3 devices of the same price. Being able to travel abroad is a privilege in and of itself.

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     Anna e só (anna@friend.camp)'s status on Wednesday, 27-Nov-2024 19:49:20 JST Anna e só

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     • Paul (Tex) Hewson

     @texhewson It isn’t cheap, but it’s cheaper than other countries IF you live in a capital city and in a central area. It’s kind of a clusterfuck otherwise.

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     Paul (Tex) Hewson (texhewson@datasci.social)'s status on Wednesday, 27-Nov-2024 19:49:21 JST Paul (Tex) Hewson

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     @anna is bandwidth expensive?

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     Anna e só (anna@friend.camp)'s status on Wednesday, 27-Nov-2024 20:45:08 JST Anna e só

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     • Sky Leite

     @sky It’s the same reason why scientific research can be much more expensive and difficult to execute here. It affects all aspects of our lives.

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     Sky Leite (sky@social.coop)'s status on Wednesday, 27-Nov-2024 20:45:09 JST Sky Leite

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     @anna I know this is a privileged take but it’s easily what frustrates me the most about living here. All of my hobbies are 2x as expensive for literally no reason. Not that I’m in a position to complain, but it’s frustrating nonetheless

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     Pete Ashton (pete@social.coop)'s status on Thursday, 28-Nov-2024 04:14:59 JST Pete Ashton

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     @anna I was involved with an artist exchange a few years back hosting a cartoonist from Kenya and the first thing he wanted to do when he got to the UK was go to an art supplies shop to stock up on pens. So yeah, all kinds of tech.

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     Anna e só (anna@friend.camp)'s status on Thursday, 28-Nov-2024 04:20:11 JST Anna e só

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     • thelooter

     @thelooter In Brazil, being quite simplistic here, it’s a direct result of protectionism policies. The problem is, we don’t have Brazilian alternatives to many of those goods (and we’re far from developing national industries that can offer them).

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     thelooter (thelooter@chaos.social)'s status on Thursday, 28-Nov-2024 04:20:13 JST thelooter

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     @anna What are the issues that lead to this situation? I'd guess it comes down to multiple compounding factors, but what are those.

     (you don't need to answer if you don't want to, I understand and respect that not everyone wants to be an educator on social / political issues)

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     vorlon (vorlon@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 28-Nov-2024 19:31:56 JST vorlon

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     @anna yes, but Brazil also has fairly unique rules about import taxes for tech goods.