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In reply to the discussion: 26 Images Prove that This is the End of the World as We Know It [View all]Warpy
(110,909 posts)48. Mechanization of agriculture did most of this
Kids don't stay on the land, they go to the cities where they think they have a chance of making a decent living. The countryside gets depopulated, towns fade and die, and the slums just keep on growing.
It's not just Mexico City, either. Lagos is probably the worst example these days.
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