Cellphones Were Supposed To Be for the Rich @AbundanceInstitute
Cellphones Were Supposed To Be for the Rich @AbundanceInstitute
Uploaded August 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 hours ago
Mobile phones were never meant for the world’s poorest. They were imagined as luxury devices for the wealthy; narrow tools for a narrow market.

But when innovation doesn’t require permission, surprising things happen. People repurpose tools in ways no expert could predict. The most transformative technologies often come alive in the hands of those no one planned for.
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Cellphones Were Supposed To Be for the Rich

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