Nowadays, technological advances and their rapid and wide applications are having a significant impact on a nation’s traditional skills and ways of life. Some argue that such impact is so extraordinary that it would make conventional skills and life styles obsolete. However, I believe they would continue to thrive by providing alternatives to modern ways of life, and innovative ideas for modern technologies.
First of all, traditional skills and ways of life are becoming an alternative solution to the problems caused by “mainstreamed” ways of life which are greatly influenced by modern technologies. For instance, a cozy restaurant where traditional, home-brewed beer is served, offers another experience to people who are bored with branded beers that have the same flavor and come out of mass production with new technologies. It is in such a venue where traditional skills are preserved, people become relaxed and educated. Providing diversity and thus enriching modern ways of life, such traditional skills and ways of life would continue to have their place. Furthermore, conventional skills provide innovative ideas to the development of modern technologies. For example, sparkled by how the word “Love” is traditionally knitted into a sweater by some ethnic minority women in some parts of Asia, some business managers from textile industry have developed some production lines by applying the traditional skills to Computer-Aided Designs (CAD). The products have boosted the companies’ sales which in turn have increased their investment in preserving traditional skills for further developing their technologies.
To conclude, traditional skills and life styles are increasingly becoming a useful alternative to the homogeneity brought by global applications of modern technologies. However, the evolution of technologies is a selection process, whereby some would become obsolete, but there is no doubt that some would thrive when their roles are appreciated.
Nowadays, technological advances and their rapid and wide applications are having a significant impact on a nation’s
traditional
skills
and
ways
of
life
.
Some
argue that such impact is
so
extraordinary that it would
make
conventional
skills
and
life
styles obsolete.
However
, I believe they would continue to thrive by providing alternatives to
modern
ways
of
life
, and innovative
ideas
for
modern
technologies.
First of all
,
traditional
skills
and
ways
of
life
are becoming an alternative solution to the problems caused by “mainstreamed”
ways
of
life
which are
greatly
influenced by
modern
technologies
.
For instance
, a cozy restaurant where
traditional
, home-brewed beer
is served
, offers another experience to
people
who
are bored
with branded beers that have the same flavor and
come
out of mass production with new
technologies
. It is in such a venue where
traditional
skills
are preserved
,
people
become relaxed and educated. Providing diversity and
thus
enriching
modern
ways
of
life
, such
traditional
skills
and
ways
of
life
would continue to have their place.
Furthermore
, conventional
skills
provide innovative
ideas
to the development of
modern
technologies
.
For example
, sparkled by how the word “
Love
” is
traditionally
knitted into a sweater by
some
ethnic minority women in
some
parts of Asia,
some
business managers from textile industry have developed
some
production lines by applying the
traditional
skills
to Computer-Aided Designs (CAD). The products have boosted the
companies
’ sales which in turn have increased their investment in preserving
traditional
skills
for
further
developing their technologies.
To conclude
,
traditional
skills
and
life
styles are
increasingly
becoming a useful alternative to the homogeneity brought by global applications of
modern
technologies
.
However
, the evolution of
technologies
is a selection process, whereby
some
would become obsolete,
but
there is no doubt that
some
would thrive when their roles
are appreciated
.