As society advances, humans start needing technology to survive only because we've molded our culture to be that way. It's a bit like survival of the fittest - whoever has the most toys and most advanced technologies are today's idols, the most popular kids in school, the most cutting-edge and trendy, whatever... you get the point. They've evolved into the Alphas of our culture.
Think about it - who has the most advanced technology than anyone in this world? The world's leaders do, of course. And you don't get much more "Alpha" than the President of the United States, the militaries, the dictators, and the royalties in this world. Each country's leader employs themselves and their military with the best technology available. The next step below them are the celebrities, CEO's, and other high-ranking members of society. They don't have the best technologies available per se, but they do have more advanced technology than what is available to the general public. Customized security systems, the latest phones or iWhatevers. Next on the social ladder we have the Upper Class. Not quite the best technology, but the best that's available to the "little" people - definitely the trendiest. Right below them we have the middle class and working class. The middle class might not have the trendiest of everything right away, but you can be sure it will find it's way into those households a few months to a year later when it falls into their price range. They usually own houses and have basic security systems - fire alarm, burglar alarms, etc. Then you have the working class, then the poor. I'm sure you know what I'm getting at.
In short, the lower you go down the ladder, the less technology becomes available to you.
And those countries, cultures, and even people who aren't technologically advanced, or at least advancing? They're hardly on our radar, if at all. I believe the last tribe of some sort of primitive language died recently. Internet, phones, and social networking have become our prime means of communicating. And when you cut off those, you also severely cut off all of your interaction with most of the people around you. People need recognition and outside connection to survive. If they can't adapt and keep up with their surroundings, they can't get that... and so they die out, one by one. It all comes back to Darwinism. Survival of the fittest.
Think about it - who has the most advanced technology than anyone in this world? The world's leaders do, of course. And you don't get much more "Alpha" than the President of the United States, the militaries, the dictators, and the royalties in this world. Each country's leader employs themselves and their military with the best technology available. The next step below them are the celebrities, CEO's, and other high-ranking members of society. They don't have the best technologies available per se, but they do have more advanced technology than what is available to the general public. Customized security systems, the latest phones or iWhatevers. Next on the social ladder we have the Upper Class. Not quite the best technology, but the best that's available to the "little" people - definitely the trendiest. Right below them we have the middle class and working class. The middle class might not have the trendiest of everything right away, but you can be sure it will find it's way into those households a few months to a year later when it falls into their price range. They usually own houses and have basic security systems - fire alarm, burglar alarms, etc. Then you have the working class, then the poor. I'm sure you know what I'm getting at.
In short, the lower you go down the ladder, the less technology becomes available to you.
And those countries, cultures, and even people who aren't technologically advanced, or at least advancing? They're hardly on our radar, if at all. I believe the last tribe of some sort of primitive language died recently. Internet, phones, and social networking have become our prime means of communicating. And when you cut off those, you also severely cut off all of your interaction with most of the people around you. People need recognition and outside connection to survive. If they can't adapt and keep up with their surroundings, they can't get that... and so they die out, one by one. It all comes back to Darwinism. Survival of the fittest.
