We all love good stories about people - like you and me - overcoming adversity and making their dreams come true! Whats not to love about that? The thing that stories have a hard time transmitting without losing much detail, is the struggles of the secondary characters and their importance in the plot.

This story is about Latin America and how technology is finally making the field even for Latin-Americans to have a fair fighting chance to change history and thrive!

LATAM… assemble!

Latin America’s problematic can be described with one word: corruption.

A region as rich and vast as Latin America with access to so many natural resources, have always been at the mercy of the powerful nations. The Big brother is always taking decisions for us and not in our best interest.

On top of this, the culture in these countries does not foster any sort of environment for the new generations to become entrepreneurs. The plan is simple: get a loan, buy a house, get married, and have kids (not necessarily in that order). Governments have an interest in keeping things this way as it makes it easier to control the population. There is very minimal support for entrepreneurs, and furthermore… governments actually put obstacles on the way when they see sparkles of innovation and entrepreneurship.

Political corruption, no support for the industry, oppression of the people, and on top of it almost a century of these conditions are a bad recipe for countries looking to thrive. Thankfully technology is here to help us flip things around.

Blockchain technologies bring with them attributes that enables builders to create solutions that are transparent, accessible, and fair. It’s the first time in history that under developed countries have the opportunity to play in an even field with everyone all around the world. Justice for all!

One picture worth a thousand words - What’s “justice”?

Now imagine a world where your age, gender, nationality, or education level don’t matter when it comes to having access to opportunities. You can be a 16yr old wiz kid or a retired 80yr old executive from a huge corporation; your attributes don’t determine your opportunities, your skills do. Brilliant!

Welcome to the internet of value!

We know whats wrong and we know we have the tooling to fix things, but what makes us - Latin Americans - be in a privileged position to take this golden opportunity and create a meaningful change for us and the future generations?

We are trained since we are born to make the best out of every condition. Latinos are born in chaos, and this is the ultimate catalyst for creativity, self awareness, and a superb ability to react and adapt quickly to ever changing conditions.

In 2020 Governments in Central America started closing the operation of small electricity producers to have the state as the only provider. What happened? Hydroelectric damns were converted into big self-sustained bitcoin mines.

The Hyper-inflation case in Argentina. Not a lot to explain here - their money worth less and less by the minute.
What happened? They took the Web3 and made it part of their lives! They are turning Argentina in one of the most important countries in the world for innovation in technologies that bring freedom and opportunities to people.

The flippening is happening now right in front of us! propelled by the need to create a better present for us and an incredible future for the coming generations. What a time to be alive!

Using adversities as a catalyst for change an innovation is a powerful weapon, however other countries and people who have had it “easier” over time will also have their own set of advantages. The incredible news here is that for the first time in history everyone gets to use the best of their skills on an even field! Let the games begin!

I cheer for Latam!, and you?