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> One wonders what the Great Depression would resemble in the 21st Century. Would we still have the latest, but crappy, gadgets and such

Think Star Wars. Live in a hovel, but have some magic gadgets.





Much of the third world lives this way today. Atrocious living conditions but society runs on their personal cell phones. A cell phone can be more important in poorer parts of Asia than it is in the US.



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