Remote Amazon Tribe Finally Connects To Internet And Immediately...

[imagesource:indiosmaruba/facebook] Thanks to Starlink, a remote tribe in the Amazon was able to connect to the internet at last. However, elders now claim that social media and a pornography addiction have caused the tribe to fall apart. Welcome to the modern world. The introduction of the service nine months ago, which connected the isolated jungle hamlet along the Ituí River to the internet for the first time, has caused deep division among the 2,000-member Marubo tribe in Brazil. The Marubo are a chaste tribe, who even frown upon kissing in public — but Alfredo Marubo (all Marubo use the same last name) said he is anxious that the arrival of the Starlink service, which delivers super-fast internet to far-flung corners of the planet, could upend standards of decorum. “When it arrived, everyone was happy, but now things have gotten worse. Young people have gotten lazy because of the internet, they’re learning the ways of the white people.” “Everyone is so connected that sometimes they don’t even talk to their own family.” Alfredo said many young Marubo men have been sharing porn videos in group chats and he has already observed more “aggressive sexual behaviour” in some of them. The elders are now worried some of them are going to try the kinky sex acts they’ve suddenly been exposed to on screen. Initially, the internet was heralded as a positive for the remote tribe who were able to quickly contact authorities for help with emergencies, including potentially deadly snake bites. Members are also able to share educational resources with other Amazonian tribes and connect with friends and family who now live elsewhere. It has also opened up a world of possibilities for young Marubo, some of whom have been unable to conceptualize what lies beyond their immediate surroundings. “It’s already saved lives,” Enoque Marubo, 40, stated, “But it changed the routine so much that it was detrimental.” “In the village, if you don’t hunt, fish and plant, you don’t eat.” Tribespeople became so addicted that Marubo leaders, fearing that history and culture — which is passed down orally — could be lost forever, have now limited access to the internet for two hours each morning, five hours each evening, and all day Sunday. But parents still worry the damage may already be done. Kâipa Marubo said he’s anxious about his children playing violent first-person shooter games. Meanwhile, others say that they’ve fallen victim to internet scams given that they lack digital literacy, while many youngsters are chatting with strangers on social media. The Marubo's Internet connection was made possible thanks in large part to Flora Dutra, a Brazilian activist who works with indigenous tribes. She feels that the anxieties associated with the Internet are overblown. Dutra believes most tribespeople “wanted and deserved” access to the World Wide Web. Officials in Brazil have criticised the rollout to the remote communities and believe "special cultures and customs could now be lost forever". Wait until these guys get into Temu. [source:nypost]

Remote Amazon Tribe Finally Connects To Internet And Immediately Gets Hooked On Porn, Social Media

05 Jun 2024 by Heinrich in Tech/Sci, World

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