Living in a fast moving world we are affected vastly by the changing technologies that we encounter or use on a daily basic. While agree that these things are killing our traditional skills and changing our life styles I think that there should be alternative ways to help old and new technologies grow cooperatively.
Advanced technology has changed completely the way we communicate with others, produce goods, and live as well. The industrial revolution in the 1900's, for instance, introduced machines that changed the workforce and the way we live to what we know. Today, we would rather write an email or pick up a phone call to communicate with our friends or business partners than to write a letter and send them via pigeons in order to save time. Besides, by developing new technologies we no longer have to use lagging skills to produce products on small scales and we can make fine products instead on large scales.
Apart from the obvious facts above, I also believe that if we invest in traditional crafts properly we can still keep them thriving. Traditional crafts at a certain degree represent our culture; if we can develop these skills parallel with cultural development it will certainly give traditional skills a place to stand. By this, not only would it benefits the economy but it would also keep the tradition alive and help educate the younger generations on the culture and history of the nation. Craftsmen producing silk products with the aid of of the government may thrive in introducing their expertise through several cultural festivals and fairs or classes helping children to understand the national culture.
In conclusion, I agree that with the effects of modern technology on our life is huge. However, if we try to find effective ways to support old crafts they can still thrive.
Advanced technology has changed completely the way we communicate with others, produce goods, and live as well. The industrial revolution in the 1900's, for instance, introduced machines that changed the workforce and the way we live to what we know. Today, we would rather write an email or pick up a phone call to communicate with our friends or business partners than to write a letter and send them via pigeons in order to save time. Besides, by developing new technologies we no longer have to use lagging skills to produce products on small scales and we can make fine products instead on large scales.
Apart from the obvious facts above, I also believe that if we invest in traditional crafts properly we can still keep them thriving. Traditional crafts at a certain degree represent our culture; if we can develop these skills parallel with cultural development it will certainly give traditional skills a place to stand. By this, not only would it benefits the economy but it would also keep the tradition alive and help educate the younger generations on the culture and history of the nation. Craftsmen producing silk products with the aid of of the government may thrive in introducing their expertise through several cultural festivals and fairs or classes helping children to understand the national culture.
In conclusion, I agree that with the effects of modern technology on our life is huge. However, if we try to find effective ways to support old crafts they can still thrive.
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