Bwana Gakuru, this presupposes that all the youth are interested in ICT. unfortunately not the case. but even if it was, let's not kid ourselves. there will still be muggers, kidnappers and robbers who find that way of life, taking rather than making, easier than a honest living. I'm not saying we don't try, but there is room for both solutions. carrots and sticks On 6/18/09, Gakuru Alex <alexgakuru.lists@gmail.com> wrote:
On Thu, Jun 18, 2009 at 10:43 PM, Rad!<conradakunga@gmail.com> wrote:
what is the root problem of crime? crime is crime!
"Poverty is the worst form of violence"-- Gandhi
real "mungiki" read poverty real "PEV" (and supermarkets raid guys carrying fridges 2x their own weight:) read poverty real e-lists "negative energies" read poverty .... etc.
I diagnose what we are witnessing as "misdirected youthful energies"
Not good enough being a "problem announcer" be a "solution provider."
My Solution?
After the fibre cables, then flood the whole country with computers and FOSS. Youths will be so occupied installing software all over the place, cracking code, hacking (real meaning of it), earning income, solving needs, innovating, then exporting software. They'll have so much work to do, occupied interest or enough money they'd rather code than join the "chronic" criminal ones...
Hope I make some sense to at least one someone?
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