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Originally Posted by jorgelito
For example Tibet: Many Tibetans want flat screen tv's, Nikes etc but the white folks that travel there complain about all the modernization spoiling the authenticity of it all [...]
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I thought it was the Chinese.
But a good point. Leaving the tribe alone for the sake of keeping them "intact" for our own egos is a bit strange.
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