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Only problem is, Pizza Hut etc are middle class plus in India, so any family going in will by definition not be the poor people the ransomware is trying to assist.



Yeah, the class differences are interesting. In the US, fast food is something that a lot of poor people rely on and the meals are cheap there.

When I grew up in early post-Communist Czechoslovakia, McDonalds was where the richer kids went and later bragged about. The menu used to be too pricey for a random Czech.

These days, fast food is comparably cheaper than it used to be, but still relatively expensive for the poorest fifth of the population. As long as someone poor can cook, they are better off cooking at home and only going to fast food restaurants on holidays or so.


There are often children begging outside of pizza huts. A staff member or security guard often is posted to prevent them from entering.

(I’ve spent a few years living in north India as a foreigner)




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