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Po-tay-to, po-tah-to. One of the greatest features of urbanization is greater economic opportunities. For the poor, that's means to escape poverty.

I agree that it's unfortunate that people have to make the choice.

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No it's not quite that simple. The Indians leaving behind their homes aren't always doing it because they want to enrich their pockets (which BTW is not wrong and something anyone would do). They are often compelled to do it because there is a lack of local resources, like drinking water or electricity. That's one of the points of the main article, maybe you missed it.

What's the difference between enreaching someone's pocket vs moving to have a better quality of life? It is the same thing.

The difference is owning a Lamborghini vs having drinking water. It's easy for you to make such silly assertions because you probably have never experienced that type of scarcity.

Tradition is huge in India. Many people are forced to move to cities and leave behind the lands of their forefathers because life is simply no longer possible in the outskirts due to lack of basic necessities like water or food.

Prosperity vs survival

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