Notes on Tajikistan

Re:Notes on Tajikistan by ssijak on Thursday June 20, 2024 @03:37PM (#40742439)

I find life to also be bad if you are the only rich person isolated in a bubble when 99% of the people are in extreme poverty. You just can't feel good, unless you don't care.

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Re:Notes on Tajikistan by brnt on Thursday June 20, 2024 @04:49PM (#40743213)

Also, sharp gradients inherently incentivize attempts to equalise. It is an unstable situation.

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Re:Notes on Tajikistan by blackhawkC17 on Thursday June 20, 2024 @06:18PM (#40744051)

Also makes you a target, living life constantly watching your back and being careful about any stranger you meet.

There’s a reason most rich people stick to developed countries.

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Re:Notes on Tajikistan by Rinzler89 on Friday June 21, 2024 @01:25AM (#40746444)

You'r definitely not be the only rich person there. There's thousands of rich corrupt people in their own bubble.

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Re:Notes on Tajikistan by ethbr1 on Saturday June 22, 2024 @01:11PM (#40760504)

Being in Venezuela in the first years of Chavez was bizarre.

National university professor's family (so, upper middle class) living behind 3m concrete walls topped with broken glass and shuttling between there and similarly armored swim clubs.

It made me reflect on the difference between token security and actual security.

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Re:Notes on Tajikistan by BurningFrog on Friday June 21, 2024 @09:49AM (#40749614)

Being a walking dollar sign in a poor country is seriously dangerous!

Money matters, but so does muscle.

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