There’s a pretty striking family resemblance between modern “woke” moral-political culture and early Puritan Calvinism. Not the theology, obviously—but the moral style and social dynamics. A few parallels:
Important caveat: they diverge on metaphysics (grace, God, salvation), institutions (church vs. HR/academia/media), and telos (otherworldly vs. this-worldly). But as a civic religion—with catechisms, rituals, sacraments of confession, and excommunication—the parallels are hard to miss.
The latest World Bank modelled estimate for 2023 shows Sierra Leone’s agricultural workforce share (43.0%) is effectively identical to India’s (43.5%), differing by less than half a percentage point—closer than any other country reporting recent data.
G20 Countries Ranked by Agricultural Employment Percentage
Based on recent data, here’s a sorted list of G20 countries by the proportion of their workforce in agriculture:
Observation: Despite the stereotype of populated entirely by doctors and engineers, India is the least urbanized and least industrialized nation in G20. Expecting India to be the factory of the world is like expecting Sierra Leone to be the factory of the world. Probably possible in a hundred years. For now the best bet IMO is Indonesia.
Go back to Reddit or 4chan, this site isn't for you
Maybe we should not ask even more people to leave. This place is empty.
I cannot find any mention of Andrei Soldatov as the father of Russian Internet using sources one year old
Andrei Soldatov is a prominent Russian investigative journalist and co-founder of the website Agentura.ru, which monitors the activities of Russian secret services. Together with Irina Borogan, Soldatov has authored several books on the Russian intelligence community, including "The New Nobility," "The Red Web," and "The Compatriots" [1][2][4]. His work often delves into the operations and internal dynamics of Russia's intelligence agencies, such as the Federal Security Service (FSB) and the Military Intelligence Directorate (GRU), providing insights into their roles in domestic repression and international operations [2].
Soldatov and Borogan's investigative journalism has frequently put them at odds with the Russian government. They have faced significant legal and financial repercussions, including being added to Russia's list of "foreign agents" and having their bank accounts frozen [1]. Despite these challenges, their work continues to shed light on the opaque world of Russian intelligence and its impact on both domestic and international affairs.
Citations:
Prof: So the American government went to IBM to come up with a data encryption standard and they came up with ... Student: EBCDIC!"