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→ That’s how many members of the Marubo tribe are now connected to the internet as of last September after Allyson Reneau, an American “motivational speaker,” donated 20 satellite antennas. According to reporting from The New York Times, members of the tribe welcomed the ability to quickly contact emergency services but also complained that many young people now prefer to spend “the whole afternoon on their phones” rather than work. “Young people have gotten lazy because of the internet,” one elderly tribe member told the Times. “They’re learning the ways of the white people.”
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