On bottom-up approaches

Go to the people:
live with them, learn from them
love them
start with what they know
build with what they have

but of the best leaders,
when the job is done,
the task accomplished
the people will say:
"We have done it ourselves."

- Lao Tzu

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Before assuming what the people need or what they can't do, we should ask. The world is full of development fiascoes, the stories make me laugh at the all-knowing imperialist mentality.