Magatte Wade
@magattew · May 26, 2026
The aid industry raises money by showing the world images of African children with flies in their eyes and swollen bellies.
That money is supposed to help us.
But those images do something else too. They plant a belief.
One of my employees, Yahara, told me she grew up
Elon Musk
@elonmusk
Exactly. The West should stop treating Africa like it desperately needs their help. This is patronizing nonsense.
Frankly, my observation is that the average happiness in a village in Africa is higher than the average happiness in Beverly Hills!
04:16 PM · May 26, 2026 · 404.4K views
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