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Me neither, but perhaps a chance of being a well positioned manufacturing hub? They have the required people resources even if not well educated.

The only material resource I suppose is tourist atracting beaches.
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Actually that's another interesting question to ponder about. Which countries other than the obvious (China and India) will gain (= get closer than today) most relative to US standard on each continent in the next 20-30 years?

I would propose Vietnam and Indonesia in Asia, Poland in Europe, Morocco in Africa and Chile in South and Central America. Although the last two is more of a guess...
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Uruguay is slowly gaining. Small population, a stable economy (not booming, stable) and well positioned for funding to come in.
I remember when I moved to Colombia. I was talking to Drop Shot and he mentioned something that stuck in my mind ever since: changing countries within S. America is like changing cabins in the Titanic.
Not. Gonna. Work.

We will always be behind the European standards, by about 50-60 years. My fear is that the gap will widen, due to technology. You guys will be manufacturing robots, we will still be unable to design from scratch a smoothie blender.
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Not like he's completely wrong, but one could do a lot worse than the average in the neighborhood. See Venezuela...
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Suliso wrote: Mon Oct 27, 2025 7:14 pm Not like he's completely wrong, but one could do a lot worse than the average in the neighborhood. See Venezuela...
Never heard of that place... :)
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For some reason this creeps me out...

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OMG. Little Shop of Horrors, meet John Carpenter...
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This year's Thriller from the Village Halloween Party

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ti-amie wrote: Tue Oct 28, 2025 1:48 am For some reason this creeps me out...
We have a few in our garden.. it is great fun to watch them blooming, in a few minutes - so that cancels out the sad part..
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“Do not grow old, no matter how long you live. Never cease to stand like curious children before the Great Mystery into which we were born.” Albert Einstein
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“Do not grow old, no matter how long you live. Never cease to stand like curious children before the Great Mystery into which we were born.” Albert Einstein
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