@zriboua As a South Korean, I can attest to that. Third World nationalists, attributing the roots of their nations' poverty to the Western imperialists, have concluded that the foundation of wealth lies in only natural resources, not knowledge or innovation.
@zriboua Paradoxically, I believe having too many options leaves the quirky, the outsiders without a reason to rise up and reshape the mainstream culture. Why go for all the hassle and drama when your own bubble is big enough to be a micro society?
@QuibbleTheBrave@ASPertierra In impoverished countries, human dignity is often worth a dime. Some diaspora kids seem to have trouble accepting this is no longer the case at your new home
@Valkyrie_News17@zriboua@interstatejuche I think Iranian population is paralyzed from fear of both bombs and IRGC. Once "the peace" arrives, as the Western press talk about Tehran's resilliance, that's the moment something will likely happen, not during the war.
@SquishyCoder@Noahpinion They are hidden behind cultural and linguistic barriers, from Western observers.
Even as rich Western nations struggle with the cost of living, people there can travel even on basic income if they don't bother saving, unlike Chinese working class.
@Mandhatr99 @Deshpacito661 Back in bubble era Japan, overwork(+karoshi) was much more comman than today, and that earned you a tiny house, from which you would spend 3-4 hours on a commute each day. Japanese GDP was overestimated because of the surging yen.
@wolfmanreid2022@Empty_America Heard numerous stories related to this. Especially if a short/fat/ugly/poor guy is dating a woman far out of his league, others will think he must have something special, whatever that is.