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Re:Uganda's internet Shutdown by ckdarby on Saturday January 16, 2021 @10:28AM (#25802781)
> I do business online > Anyone who couldnt do that, like ours suffered.

I'm curious, what business operates online but can't move? Is it a company with large manufacturing that can't pick up and move?

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Re:Uganda's internet Shutdown by 2Gkashmiri on Saturday January 16, 2021 @10:48PM (#25807918)
Family considerations. Financial constraints. You dont want to take a loan when your immediate future looks like zero income.

Mh client base is in the valley itself so my moving wouldnt help as my customers wouldnt reach me anyways

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Re:Uganda's internet Shutdown by selimthegrim on Saturday January 16, 2021 @11:31AM (#25803268)
If large manufacturing was in Kashmir there probably would be less of the problems there are now
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Re:Uganda's internet Shutdown by 2Gkashmiri on Saturday January 16, 2021 @10:52PM (#25807931)
Oh... we did have at one time, probably in 1930's the largest silk fsctory in the world. https://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/kashmir/after-30-years-s...

Sadly political mismanagement killed it.

Other than that the valley is too little for huge industries geographically.

We have dams built on either side of LOC but the governments take majority share of produce/revenue and locality is left with almost nothing so yeah

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