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What Happens When You Put a Price Tag on Culture

What Happens When You Put a Price Tag on Culture

by Matthew Christie | Dec 8, 2025 | Culture, Thoughts

Every so often someone writes in asking if we can take them to see “real tribes” and go see a ceremony or something not touristy. That phrase “real tribes” is a trope I’ve come to dislike intensely. It carries too much old baggage and it has never been the kind of...
The Price of Likes: How Social Media Ruined the Iron Ore Train

The Price of Likes: How Social Media Ruined the Iron Ore Train

by Matthew Christie | Feb 21, 2025 | Mauritania, Thoughts

We need to start with the boring stuff because in the end, it’s actually what matters most. The Société Nationale Industrielle et Minière (SNIM) is the backbone of Mauritania’s economy. Operating in the remote Tiris Zemmour region, it extracts and transports iron ore...

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