poldoga

Filipino here, I didn't feel insulted. Its probably true. For a lot of people, the Internet = Facebook. Add to that the fact that Facebook is free due to telco subsidies and a culture that loves social interactions.

Filipino here, gonna have to agree. Its not really tech adoption but more 'new modes of communication' adoption. We adopted SMS like wildfire and now its the same with Facebook/Messenger. Gonna be a good bet that those 10hrs are disproportionately spent on FB properties. Lack of net neutrality also helps build a bigger FB wall - for most telcos its free to use messenger and facebook.

I've been there. CEO had rich parents and could do the startup indefinitely while I was seeing my peers do everything I've wanted to do while I was shit broke living on ~120USD in a third world country where nobody understood what I was doing ("You're smart why dont you just work at X. Look at Y's son, he's already working at Y"). Lost a lot. Lost money, opportunities, relationships, my youth. I quit, worked corporate (still working corporate) just to recover my sanity and finances and some semblance of "life". It's been one year and looking back it was the right decision. If you want to talk my email is in profile.

Curious too how much a trip like this would cost