guiltygods
Joined 10 years ago
Joined 10 years ago
Same way we saw runaway power consumption from Bitcoin miners. Every gold rush brings with it pressure on resources and both direct and indirect impact on others.
That's what you get by making it is easy for anyone to develop and release apps. It is a very low barrier of entry. Almost anyone sitting at home can make an app and release it. If they release garbage to game the system and Apple blocks it, then there cries of draconian policies.
Imagine the garbage that you will have to wade through when sideloading is forced upon them.
English is lingua franca regardless of social or economic status.
Every child gets to learn 3 languages : one local language, One regional elective (or Hindi), and English.
English is now pervasive enough that transliterated words are common in all languages and are being used natively. People use English words and idioms without even realizing they are speaking English. You will find even in remotest corners someone who will understand and converse in rudimentary English (especially the youngsters).