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A while ago, I read a really fascinating article about how a lot of Africa's infrastructure is higher-tech on average (though less extensive currently) than many developed countries', because they've been putting in the 'new' stuff from the start, instead of having to tear up all the old landlines etc and replace it. Like how London was innovative in making gas lights, but because of that, ended up keeping them 'til the 1950s, when everyone else had swapped to electric.
The spread of technology is a fascinating thing!