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by dTal 1495 days ago
Is Facebook a "huge asset for learning [and] a platform for financial success"? The utter dominance of Facebook surely prevents competitors that are better suited to these things. I am not at all sure that Facebook-only is superior to no internet at all.
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> I am not at all sure that Facebook-only is superior to no internet at all

Insofar as the short term success of their users is considered, it's an unequivocal yes. There are an unbelievable number of African businesses that exist only because of the platform.

As you correctly call out, it's the longer timelines that make it a dubious proposition.