South Africa in the 1970s had some wild transportation vibes. The infrastructure and mobility patterns from that era tell a different story than what most people know.

Context matters when you're looking at emerging markets today. Same energy as watching developing nations now - the infrastructure gap creates massive opportunities for leapfrog tech adoption.

Think about it: countries that skip legacy systems and go straight to crypto rails, mobile-first banking, decentralized logistics. That's where the real alpha hides.