I do live in India, and I wouldn't choose to live anywhere else, At some point a decade ago, I might have considered the US or some parts of Europe. No longer. I have no desire to be surrounded by people who are hostile, contemptuous and think of me as an outsider. Might as well spend that energy getting India there, and making good money in the process.
The billionaire tech bros didn't build the internet. A lot of smart individuals did. Nothing changes here either. All it needs is some smart individuals to make a beginning.
What you are trying to achieve is no doubt tough, but is also much needed. Good luck and best wishes.
Nokia Money did well? Where?
It is not the transactions that the govt is looking for. It is the formalization of the informal economy that till a few years ago entirely dealt only in cash. A formalized economy does wonders for businesses, even if they have to pay taxes. They get access to formal (and cheaper) credit, they get access to govt support for expansion, a future safety net of some kind.
India is one of Amazon's key markets - one that is only going to get bigger in size. Shouldn't they be investing in the country to support that growth?
This was last year. India has enough installed capacity. Last year, the disruption of coal supplies due to the Ukraine conflict caused issues. Power generation was never an issue otherwise - especially when it comes to tiny consumers like data centres. It is the consumer-level distribution utilities that have financial issues - unrelated to how commercial entities are supplied power.
Just the usual illiterate nonsense. Two-stroke scooters went away decades ago. Asia buys fuel-efficient vehicles - thus inherently less polluting. The hot sellers now are electric two-wheelers. They are easier to maintain, cheaper to operate, and much nicer for the environment.
Really?
IEA data says China added net renewable capacity of 134 GW in 2021. The US added only 36 GW.
China consumed 7,805 TWh of electricity in 2021
The US consumed 3,979 TWh.
So, compared to consumption, the Chinese are adding far more renewable capacity than the US.
Why do people in the US have such an inflated sense of worth? You played the biggest role in fucking up the planet with your ridiculous levels of energy consumption and are now bitching about how other countries should clean up your shit.
It is less Pichai and more the woke culture that is sweeping across many tech orgs.
More energy was being spent on discussing and fighting over issues completely peripheral to the organization's core objectives.
There was a great piece on Google once. The decline actually began well before Pichai. Like Yahoo and many others, they have just stopped making great-to-use products that people needed.
Electoral Autocracy: A country with a govt whose ideology I don't agree with.
Wired broadband continues to work. Only mobile internet was shut down.
Should they have grounded all the planes in the US when a few hijacked planes hit the World Trade Centre and other targets?
Have you actually looked at the photos of these 'peaceful' people?
Different historical reasons. Here, the reason is religious. They want a separate Sikh country to be carved out of India. We've been down that road before, with Muslims carving out Pakistan and Bangladesh. Imagine if the Italians or the Irish in New York wanted to separate from the US into a new country.
Can anything be sadder than work left unfinished? Yes, work never begun.
