A recent example of this could be seen during the European migrant crisis. There are countless examples on social media and in comments sections that these could not possibly be real refugees – because they are carrying mobile phones. Citizens of relatively well-off western countries have simply failed to notice the global penetration of mobile telephones.
I found this quite enlightening…and refreshing at the same time. To be honest I’d never heard of Hans Rosling so, feeling ignorant, I took the test…