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Hopefully any higher up officials can recognize this just gave what is probably on average a fairly affluent tech class on HN a more positive outlook on Kazakhstan. Its positive advertising for the country to hear that you don't end up in a gulag for having your passport lapse.

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Yes I'm sure those in charge of Kazakhstan are just foaming at the mouth to win over the hipster web dev crowd. I think you're really overestimating your own importance.

Ahhhh from personal experience? They kinda sometimes are. (I know my situation was special/unique, but I don't know how special/unique).

Whole country is really gung-ho about modernizing, and modern tech is a huge part of that.

Shame that they are still run pretty much by a dictator. At least the dictator is pro tech I guess.

I think you grossly overestimate the impact and reach of a minor blogpost on a country far removed in distance, language and culture.

From many stories of family and friends who live there, this is not only Kazakhstan.

This is every Eastern European country.

Well not quite. At least not those in the EU. It used to be like that in the 90s, but for locals, not for foreigners.

Not quite. Yea I've got friends who've gone to places in the EU on the Eastern European block. It's just as corrupt as before.

Kazakhstan isn't even in Europe.

Technically part of Kazakhstan is in Europe

Europe is where the debt is. Khazastan is not in europe.

Higher up officials in Kazakhstan have never heard of HN.

I shared the link on Twitter. Got about 100 followers from Kazakhstan.

Twitter is roughly a brazillion times better known than HN.

You'd be amazed; even Borat frequents HN

Higher up officials simply get their share from bribes - no need to know about your techie forums in the internet.

but who will bust the busters?

guy got busted by some people who turned around and helped him.

now he's returning the favor?

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