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In my experience, "little software shops" are about maintaining "living fossile" systems. They survive by signing contracts with non-tech companies (supermarkets, healthcare, etc.) to develop a system and offer support, but never update it. There is no need to update or improve anything since there is no competition. The customer would have to sign a contract with another software shop, and non-tech companies are highly risk-averse, as long as it gets the job done they keep paying.

It gets frustrating most of the times since you'll be working with old and unsupported tools, and you cannot update them. I am talking Postgres 8, AngularJS, ASP.NET, etc.

It is always the same debate in any cryptocurrency thread. People from economically free countries cannot understand cryptocurrencies because they are not meant for them and label them as scam. They cannot understand what 85% income tax is, authoritarian governments freezing (or emptying!) bank accounts for no reason, etc.

On top of the 150% annual inflation and the government making it almost illegal to buy USD, the general population has basic knowledge of cryptocurrency and they are not afraid of sharing biometric data. Government-owned apps (taxes, healthcare, etc.) require your biometric data, and any app that integrates with public finance, healthcare, etc. is also required to scan your biometric data.

You could also say "Se le rompio el vaso", which means she broke the glass but it was not her fault.

Except every investment becomes high-risk. Businesses cannot make financial plans/projections because of the uncertainty created by the same inflation. Depending on the inflation percentage, the furthest you could plan ahead could be up to a couple of months. Would you make long-term investment in an economy where companies cannot predict what is going to happen in the next 3 months?

Add countries with hyperinflation too such as Venezuela and Argentina.

Every cryptocurrency-related post here in HN is flooded with extremely negative comments, even if the post itself does not promote cryptocurrencies. These people have seen countless examples of cryptocurrency scams, but they cannot understand what life under an economically oppressed or unstable country is because they never experienced it.

GraphQL and Jest too.

There was Ballon d'or but it was exclusively awarded to European players. South American football was on par with European football during Pele era. By 1970 CONMEBOL had won more world cups than UEFA (5 vs 4) and more Intercontinental Cups (6 vs 5). South American players did not have any need to play in European football at the time. This scenario started to change in the early 80s, and then Bosman law killed not only South American football but also lower European leagues.