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RE: The Birthplace Lottery

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You can look but I can pretty much guarantee that the answer will be NO you do not want to come from there.

I have heard about many many of Nigeria's problems from my friends there. However, Nauru has a whole different set of problems. I mentioned Lagos only because many of the Nigerian crew will know it. But Nauru is only 1/60th of its size in land and 1/1400th of its size in people.

That's nothing.

Imagine being stuck in the same small town each and every day.
Imagine that town has been ravaged by mining so the natural beauty of the land has been stolen and even the bounty of the sea has been diminished.
Imagine knowing that without international aid everyone you know dies of starvation because your country simply cannot feed itself.

..and remember you have no where else to go. You can walk around the entire country on its one road in less than a day. You can walk from the top to the bottom of the country in less than two hours.

There is nothing new to explore there. No new people to meet there.

It would likely be mind numbingly depressing and monotonous.

I chose it because I think it could undergo a transformation. It could be beautiful. It could become the envy of the world.***. It could show the world how to go from uninspired and bleak to creative and beautiful.

I would choose to be there because if I could become part of that small crew who could showcase to the world a better way that would be beautiful beyond anything that I could ever get even in a wonderful developed country......and only a country small enough that everyone can work together and know each other has a chance to pull off that miracle.

....but for anyone ever actually wanting to leave their country and go there.... I think I'd prefer visiting in Nigeria....at least there I can explore a big beautiful country ... even if I'd be terrified the whole time