Achebe II

     Technology is power. Or in a sense it empowers, and changes the outlook of the people who have acquired the technology. This is apparent in colonization by literate cultures. When a literate culture goes to an underdeveloped and oral area, the thought process is that the way literates are doing things is clearly better.

     When colonization occurs it really boils down to attempts to assimilate and if that doesn't work take what you want by force. I mean you have the tools why not use them. When someone sees an underdeveloped area they tend to focus on what is different. Therein lies a problem, people don't like things to be different, it makes things more difficult than if everything was the same. This is where assimilation comes in, as the more advanced of the two culture, literate cultures will try to introduce and convert the population to being the same. If that doesn't work or it is met with resistance thats when force comes in. When attempting to colonize an area there is no gain is leaving the unconverted and going back home, so you take what you think should be yours.

    With this said what comes to mind when I write the words "Technology is good"? I personally find technology is great, the creation of a more connected world is among its successes. Of course of the other hand when power takes over there is always bound to be drawbacks. Genocide, war, conversion to name a few. Just some food for thought, what do you think?