You should apply a steep hype discount to any article by Peter Diamandis. But his pieces do point in interesting directions, even if they fail to mention any of the many problems involved. In this case, there are doubtless numerous problems involved in setting up these systems (and paying for them), and many issues, as well as opportunities, that will inevitably arise when several billion internet n00bs from impoverished countries are suddenly among us.

But there, at the intersection of opportunity and problem, is where the stories live.

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4 Billion New Minds Online: The Coming Era of Connectivity https://suhub.co/2uWUDb4