Undeveloped Countries Need More Technological Inventions.

There are people in this age who highly detest technology, they consider technology to be evil for the society and when I see or hear things like that I am not so quick to judge them but instead to understand the reason behind their thoughts. I found out that the reason why some of this people detest technology so much is because it is believed to be the source of evil that sold them out to the white man, (let me explain) before colonization, the black race was in total darkness not being exposed to certain infrastructure but history tells us that the white man came and got the black man deceived with mirrors and other items that are really not worth it, the leaders of the black race in turn gave out valuables and authority of the land to the white man.

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This simple story is the reason why some undeveloped countries never accept any form of civilization and even have rules to stand against it (can you believe that?), this people are only holding on to the hurt of centuries ago and they have turned deaf ears to the positivism that technology is offering.

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Now technology does not belong to one race or one colour and technology is now being utilized to solve life threatening problems especially in rural regions which is the reason why thee undeveloped nations should even be the ones embracing technology the most.

My Experience in a Village that Lacked Technology.

Imagine a small village that lacks electricity and is seriously fighting against technology, for instance there are places in my country that do not have exposure to simple technological infrastructures that we often take for granted in the city.

[Pictures from my experience in the village]

I was posted to a village for the compulsory National Youth Service Corps in my country and getting to that village opened my eyes to so many things I would ordinarily not know about my country, I had the option to change my location but because I wanted to experience what it felt like to live without technology, I decided to stay in the village.

Trust me when I say it was a really bad experience, in order to get mobile network to make phone calls, I had to go up to a tree and it was really not funny, there was no good hospital in the entire village and the source of water was terrible, children died and it was often considered to be a spiritual attack instead of a medical issue. I was really concerned about the issue that I offered to provide a good source of water for the community, I was ready to go to any length to raise funds for this project but I was confronted by the village head who was making profit by supplying water to the community and I simply backed off in order to avoid complicating situations for myself.

Imagine someone as the village head preventing his community members from the benefits of technology because of the profit he will be able to generate for himself. Staying in that village during my service year made me realize how important technology has been to us and how well we need to embrace technology and use it properly to our own advantage.

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