For years, we’ve followed the global tech narrative: Bigger is better. We import heavy-duty JavaScript ecosystems from the US, implicitly assuming that every user has a high-end smartphone, a fiber-optic connection, and a data centre down the street. But in Africa, the reality is different. Data is expensive. Power is intermittent. And unlike the US or Europe, we are often the last to get local infrastructure from major cloud providers.
Would be nice to see a return to efficiency.. but so far bundling big and bigger node_module files has been good enough I Guess.
Quote Citation: https://paulallies.medium.com, “The Silicon Valley Stack Doesn’t Work Here: Why Africa Will Lead the Post-Bloat Web | by Paul Allies | Dec, 2025 | Medium”, 2025-12-28, https://paulallies.medium.com/the-silicon-valley-stack-doesnt-work-here-why-africa-will-lead-the-post-bloat-web-e7c34b577c61