So, I looked over about five different tech blogs looking for something to talk about today and I couldn't find anything I'm interested in other than this anthropology video.
Anyway, this video was filmed by BBC in the remote jungles of the Amazon. Apparently they've captured on video a tribe of uncontacted natives. Now, I can see this going both ways: good and bad. Let's start with the bad. First of all, now that these people have been discovered, you can bet that there are going to be a lot of researchers wanting to study them. Therefore, I don't think they will remain 'uncontacted' for very long. I can understand the curiosity out there, but sooner or later you're going to get people who want to change the way these tribes live, and that's never a good thing. Just by introducing new technologies and ideas you can change the way they live. Yes, they are completely different from all of you...they eat differently, they dress differently, they talk differently, they worship differently, all in all they live differently. But that doesn't mean they need to change, and contact will most likely do just that.
Now, for the good. Most of what I have to say here is discussed in the video. By proving that these tribes do exist, it is possible to get the government to take notice. Who knows if having that knowledge will persuade the government to do anything, but at least they're giving it a shot. So, basically, there is the potential for protection against invasion and disease if there is proof of existence.
Here's the video:
Wow, that's pretty crazy.
ReplyDeleteI find it interesting to see how people seperated from each other develop and evolve differently. Even people that are in contact with each other evolve in different ways when they are far away from each other, so it's really interesting to see how uncontacted tribes have evolved.
I'm also curious what they think of us. When they saw the helicopters they seemed to be a mixture of curious, interested, frightened, and defensive.