A closer look
More people on the planet currently have access to a mobile phone than have regular access to a safely managed, working indoor toilet. The United Nations has repeatedly highlighted this bizarre statistical reality, noting that rapid expansions in wireless infrastructure have far outpaced global investments in basic sanitation and plumbing. You can travel to incredibly remote regions of developing nations and easily find individuals streaming videos on cheap Android devices while simultaneously lacking access to clean drinking water. It highlights the deeply warped priorities of global capitalism, where it is substantially more profitable to sell a farmer a 4G data plan than it is to build a functional sewage system for their village. We have successfully connected the entire human race to a digital hive mind of endless information, but completely failed to guarantee them a hygienic place to go to the bathroom
