is it inevitable that as tech develops traditional cultures must be lost. tech and tradition are incompatible

Question

if we cannot have both together?

Answer 1

Some things are lost and some things change...some things change slowly - and things change differentially depending a many factors. Marriage, birth and death all have associated rituals that are in many cases very old...in spite of technology...but in the end all things must change...as a whole...parts of culture will hold out...I think where money is involved and therefore enhanced survival then traditional practices change or are "lost"...certainly physical survival trumps everything...including traditional culture.

Answer 2

Culture is simply the way of life that typifies a people. Many traditional cultures have perished throughout the millenniums. There are many factors that contribute to the disappearance of a way of life, invention is just one of them. Inevitably, as old cultures wain, new ones come to life.

Answer 3

tradition is the basis for any culture. but tech is the tools used. tradition incorporates tech into the culture, and tech then becomes a part of tradition. history has demonstrated this for millenia, only you have to see it to understand. when you are in the now, you can't see, but when you become the then, it is right there to see.

Answer 4

It's all in the attitude. If the techies reject the past as ignorant and backwards, it will be lost. However, if like in Japan, where their ancestors are revered, technology will be viewed as an extension of what their forefathers did. That is, insofar as the Japanese stay away from
Western culture. We polute every society we touch.

Answer 5

A surviving culture must have an underlying congruency with technology or else have a robustly large population to maintain it.

Answer 6

they really r compatible.. ever seen the technology development in britian, india or pakistan? all of them r maintaining traditions even with all the fast development

Answer 7

it all depends on how you look at things.........live in the modern world , making the utmost use of the technologies available to you in a good way...and let not your culture fade into anonymity.....your culture is your foundation and hence retain it with pride.......

Answer 8

you cant have both at the same time.

Answer 9

good thesis topic