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Originally Posted by wolf
Once they get past shitting into a hole in the ground, they might manage civilization, there.
It's usually left out of such articles that these people desperately WANT to be on the grid. They're not environmentalists, they're alarmingly poor, with few resources. What minimal pennies they can scrape together is going to the trappings of modern life ... not for light or heat or cooking, but for cellphones.
Aint' humanity grand.
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I have to agree. What good does this really do in an existence that is so far under-civilized that we can't even imagine it? These are toys that aren't really pointing them in the correct direction to make things better for them. They're skipping infrastructure because they're so infatuated with the trappings (and yes, trappings is such a great word in this context that I am parroting the eloquent wolfish word) of magic. Toilets were magic once, to someone. Food shouldn't be magic. If it's easier to get on the grid than it is to build a better environment then I think there is a problem.