Village life

[mojo]

An interesting look at life in a desert village. Kids outside playing... people working...they dont seem to miss TV or the internet...;)

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[AriG]

You cannot miss what you do not know. That said, look at how we as individuals on this forum have had our lives enriched by the internet and the valuable knowledge that we have acquired as a result of collective experience.

Take for example, that goat/sheep "flerd" in the first video. They clearly have a condition called CL (http://www.vet.k-state.edu/VHC/agpract/articles/Caseous_Lymph.pdf). If the herders had access to information, they could avoid the pathogens in their food supply. That paneer being made will no doubt carry the pathogen, which has been suggested by some studies to have long term effects on macrophages in humans.

Personally, I don't quite understand why many in the Western world view abject poverty and lack of information as a step toward enlightenment. These people are living a very difficult existence. Knowledge is power and without being able to tap into the vast collective of human experience and knowledge (the internet), they are no longer evolving and could very well diverge into a different species. Yes, much of the internet is garbage, but not all of it. The internet is a hugely useful tool in acquiring knowledge to do all kinds of things that one may not have had the courage to attempt without it. The internet is the great equalizer between those who know and those who do not. These Villagers, without sacrificing their culture, could lead much happier and stress free lives with a little technology. And live much longer with the benefit of dentistry, which without, will end most of their lives before age 50; didn't see any elderly in these videos. These Villagers could still retain the culture while using information to their benefit. IMHO of course.

edit to add: The last scene of these videos was shot in 1990. Long before Windows '98, the impetus behind most connection. I would be curious to see what a trip there would turn up today? An iPad for every camel? ;)

[Cidersomerset]

This reminds me of a conversation in work yesterday with a colleague who
was asking me a few questions and I got on to explaining to him that on
this world as we speak you can time travel from the Stone age tribes
of the Amazon and New Guinea , to the Bushman of the Kalahari,
thru to the biblical villages in India and else where, the medieval
parts of the Middle East thru to the industrialised and sweat shops
of the third world. Then you come to the more scientific and digital
space age era of the global elites and the richer nations.


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http://newswatch.nationalgeographic.com/2011/04/01/uncontacted-tribes-the-last-free-people-on-earth/

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Dying life of the tribe: Spectacular pictures by British photographer capture the people who are in danger of disappearing forever

British photographer Jimmy Nelson decided to travel the world for three years, visiting 35 tribes in all five continents


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[AriG]

And "they" say there is no evidence of Alien lifeforms. They live here, on this planet. But if the "government" of Brazil is denying their existence, they become somewhat, the Area 51/Alien Greys, purported to exist; video evidence to verify....yet complete denial.

It would seem fitting that the Alien/disparate beings should choose their path; join in the rest of the "mess" or live separately. We certainly do not have the right to impose our will. The "Amish of the Amazon"...

This is quite different, however, than a Village in one of the oldest civilizations in the world in India, wherein they are wearing modern garb, yet eeking out an existence in the dirt. They have had contact when it was "convenient" for the overlords. The Amazonians have not. Their choice is to be made. I hope they choose us. We could certainly learn a lot from their experience.

[ghostrider]

I think traveling the stars was the root of all evil , tribes lived in peace until visitors from other worlds brought their technology and infected the whole dam planet for 389,000 years and we still pay the price today ... what if the English never crossed the ocean , Indian tribes would control America ... What if the Spanish never landed in south America , England and spain , England and Spain , one WHOLE continent speaks English , the other Spanish , the battle for dirt between England and Spain ... the native tribes were the losers ... the Hebrews and the nation of Islam , all because Knowledge came to earth too soon ... we weren't ready , hell we still fight each other today in the modern Era ... if I could rid earth of one thing , it would be greed which always leads to WAR ...