Notes from Mexico City: Software Piracy as a Measure of Societal Progress
I love Latin America. I'm not sure if it's the food, the people, the culture or its vibrant collection of knockoffs.
I'm also not sure why I'm so passionate about fake things. Maybe it's the mockery of consumer capitalism, or the satisfaction of the common man owning something he could never afford. I own a fake Adidas jumpsuit from La Paz. A pair of Phony (brand) headphones from Bogota. And a copy of Avatar filmed during a 3D screening.
And so I was delighted the other week, when I went to Mexico City for the sixteenth time.
