[oh_sigh]

There is gas and diesel - it is just expensive for everyday folk relative to how much money they can realistically make.

If you work in SF and spend $5000 on a passion project flying to Zimbabwe, you will have no problem affording gas.

[grecy]

> There is gas and diesel - it is just expensive for everyday folk relative to how much money they can realistically make

Do you have first hand experience from the last ~month? (since everything has collapsed again)

Friends living there who are very, very well off can not physically get their hands on a single liter of gas or diesel.

I recently spent 6 weeks driving around virtually all of Zimbabwe, I have a pretty good idea how the country works (or at least, before the most recent collapse)

[MadTitan]

Currently in Zimbabwe. It's not an issue of affordability. The country allocates foreign currency to bring in fuel, there is a shortage of foreign currency and the government is struggling to bring in enough fuel to meet demand levels.

[zamalek]

Exactly the same as when I lived there. We had the money, but we would queue round the block (even leaving cars unattended) waiting for the fuel to arrive.

[sfcguyus]

No it wouldn't help. There simply isn't enough out there & quite frankly people would outpay "$5k on a passion project" for a stable supply.