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title: "The Hidden Cost of Modern Software: How We're Building a Digital Caste System"
date: "2025-09-15"
excerpt: "While Silicon Valley debates whether to buy 32GB or 64GB of RAM, most of the world struggles to participate in the digital economy with devices we consider obsolete. This is the story of how modern software systematically excludes billions."
category: BLOG_CATEGORIES.SOFTWARE_ENGINEERING
readTime: "12 min read"
tags: [BLOG_TAGS.PERFORMANCE, BLOG_TAGS.ETHICS]
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import { BLOG_...