Hello @cryptohumster
First, thank you very much for participating in the contest with this good development, which allows to go beyond the apparent.
Surely you have a great vision of these two worlds, I refer to the world that was known in the 90's and in the world today, that although they are sustained in the same planet, without a doubt they are very opposite to each other.

I believe that achieving that middle ground you mention can lead to the creation of a better world.
In general, filling ourselves with theory conditions us to think relatively similarly, and obviously the solutions to problems will always be sought from the same academic perspective, only some might decide to try other things.

Giving the freedom to create individual solutions, as you mention the case of the Philippines, is something that takes the mind to another level from an early age.