when it comes to africa for example i was taught that they're poor cause their land isn't harvestable or some bullshit like that, and then i find out as an adult it's actually cause western countries fucked the shit out of them and huh that makes a lot more sense
yes, you're right, but people & things are different...
and through this perverse accelerating global capitalism & imperialism the phrase "the material relations between people become social relations between things" really stands out. untapped resources are always conveniently where the enemy is