The more convenient and practical an invention is, the more evident its impact on economic development becomes.
Ma Lin hopes televisions can become more affordable so that more people can use them. Currently, only residents of big cities in developed countries and wealthy individuals in underdeveloped nations can afford them.
In underdeveloped countries, televisions are extremely rare and considered valuable items. Even the cheapest televisions are beyond the reach of ordinary families.
Some wealthy people are happy to invite relatives and neighbors to watch TV together.
Others treat them as prized possessions, watching alone behind closed doors.
Ma Lin knows a certain gentleman who employs over ten servants, and only the ones he favors are allowed to watch television with him, while the less favored ones are forbidden to sneak a peek.
Some servants deliberately use cleaning as an excuse to catch glimpses of the television.
