cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/16214293
How Elon Musk’s Starlink Turned Remote Amazon Tribe Into Social Media And Pornography Addicts
“they’re not doing the traditional things anymore now that they see there’s a whole world of people with different traditions and situations” I get theres people who want to keep traditions alive because they’re traditions but also… What is really the point?
Idk I’m a traditionless heathen
Here is a long but really good read about culture/tradition. https://slatestarcodex.com/2019/06/04/book-review-the-secret-of-our-success/
After skimming the beginning, it seems the argument is that there are probably lots of latent survival tools built into their (any) culture. If they take up the internet as a past time, they will stop doing this other past time that has benefits for the survival of the community in their particular location. For example, if they stop playing some game about colored rocks, the ability to differentiate colors will diminish, eventually causing them to be unable to properly distinguish berries in gathering activities, leading to the end of their society.
Is that the up shot here?
Well, sort of. It’s much deeper than colored rock games. It gives a good explanation of why people idolize sports stars, why it was beneficial to a culture to “read tea leaves” for some things. It basically explores all kinds of traditions/culture that seems dumb to modern people but argues that each one is specific to its area and is humanity’s super power as opposed to just our big brains.
I don’t like the headline. Musk is scum, but the Internet is responsible for this. If Google’s loony “internet on balloons” project had scaled up, it’s just as likely these Amazon tribes would be using that service to turn into porn-and-social-media addicts.
Just like the rest of us.
Elders like Tsainama Marubo, 73, observe a decline in traditional activities and increasing cultural division.
There’s at least one tradition we’ve been able to keep alive for millennia. And that’s only documented history, I’m willing to bet the tradition is actually a lot older than that.
The old bitching about the young is a sort of rite of passage, I think, usually accompanied by things like pride in lawns or serious consideration of adding a little bit of metamucil to your coffee each morning. It’s a way of admitting “I am sad that I am no longer young and I’m gonna be a jerk about it because dammit, I earn it.”
Imagine going from blissfully unaware directly to american.
I… is this an ironic The Onion thing, or…? Like, is it trying to shine a light on how the Internet has changed us as a society or is it being legitimately super weird and patronizing?
In the 19th century, it was whiskey.
What does it mean that this even sounds like a terrible idea to subject anyone new to the Internet?
Just imagine. Day one on the internet.
In 1996 not so bad. In 2024…Jesus what have we done. These poor people.
Wow, that Elon guy should be thrown into jail for making those tribal folk pornography addicts.
Ah, the noble savages, nobly savaging around (just like us 🥲)
Aw look at them, so pure and not tied to preconceived societal notions
Yes, Starlink went down and put a gun to their heads and made them jack off to furry porn in front of their moms while their uncles gave head to some nonbinary alligators
Evil!!!
Edit: All you dorks realize how ironic it is you are upvoting this post and downvoting my comment surfing Lemmy?
The internet is what you make of it. Starlink or Musk or anyone for that matter cannot make these people surf the web. They are surfing the web
Saying, “poor people they would be better off without, they are now ADDICTED” is patronizing and an imperialist point of view
Get your heads out of your ass
Interesting how a comment with the same message as yours got upvoted yet you got downvoted. Almost like it’s not about what you’re saying but how you’re saying it. Talk down to the downvotes all you want, your head is just as far up your ass.
I downvoted you for insulting people. Perhaps you should work on how you say things, and not just the message you’re trying to convey.
This is commentary on how the internet can change a community, not a criticism of Starlink. Are you a Musk simp or something?
Ugh I hate to ‘defend’ that weird comment but the headline is 100% structured in a way that puts the blame on starlink.
I agree but it’s pretty clear they only read the headline and rushed to leave a comment.
Check my edit. Applies perfectly to you
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