r/Damnthatsinteresting 3d ago

Video Fascinating growth made by China!

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u/Euphoric-Potato-4104 3d ago edited 3d ago

I was in shenzen in 1995, and it looked even worse than that 1980 picture of it. Dirt roads, dusty, dilapidated infrastructure, shoeless children wandering the streets, open sewer pits, etc. Now it makes nyc look like a third word country.

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u/FullmetalGin 3d ago

This is the state of most major cities in India right now and it's depressing

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u/PM_ME_UR__ELECTRONS 2d ago

If anything, that's an encouraging thought for India.