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We are talking about people with internet access, not some rural farmers in the third world. Nobody says those rural farmers should embark on an emoji project.
by blockyhead 6y ago
We are talking about people with internet access, not some rural farmers in the third world.
Nobody says those rural farmers should embark on an emoji project.
- Breza 6y agoHere in the United States, there's well-publicized research into how hard many families would have to work to come up with the money to cover an unexpected $400 expense. https://www.federalreserve.gov/publications/2019-economic-well-being-of-us-households-in-2018-dealing-with-unexpected-expenses.htm https://www.federalreserve.gov/publications/2019-economic-we...
- psychiatrist24 6y agoI didn't see anything about how much they would have to work, just what percentage would have trouble coming up with the money on short notice. It doesn't even imply they are poor, they could simply put all their money into their mortgage every month.
- ratww 6y ago$1000 a month is a good developer salary in lots of third-world countries, and that's not even entry level jobs. Hardly a bunch of rural farmers.