Wouldn't selling it off in a nearby market stimulate the local economy, and probably give the guy who bought it a chance to do something good too. It's not a socialist idea, we're not trying to fix the value of these laptops, we're trying to spread the tools that people need to communicate and learn out all over the planet.
We or somebody's governement has to buy them or donate them...maybe our "american corporations" would donate to this cause...elsewhere governments will pitch in...
And later when the network is in place at some location "near" the spoiled water, that's when people begin cleaning up their own drinking water.
There's nothing like connectivity to information, and there's nothing like getting accurate information, and there's nothing in the world that can provide this link between people and data like the internet.
Kids learning languages and merging languages.
Kids learning about cultures and merging them.
Kids identifying problems and solving them.
Kids exploring their world with the wisdom of others at thier fingertips.
These laptops could be a major step!
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Wouldn't selling it off in a nearby market stimulate the local economy, and probably give the guy who bought it a chance to do something good too. It's not a socialist idea, we're not trying to fix the value of these laptops, we're trying to spread the tools that people need to communicate and learn out all over the planet.
We or somebody's governement has to buy them or donate them...maybe our "american corporations" would donate to this cause...elsewhere governments will pitch in... And later when the network is in place at some location "near" the spoiled water, that's when people begin cleaning up their own drinking water.
There's nothing like connectivity to information, and there's nothing like getting accurate information, and there's nothing in the world that can provide this link between people and data like the internet. Kids learning languages and merging languages. Kids learning about cultures and merging them. Kids identifying problems and solving them. Kids exploring their world with the wisdom of others at thier fingertips. These laptops could be a major step!