“Talking box to the sky”? - Amazonian tribe’s reaction to mobile …
May 30th, 2008 by Scott JanousekIf one were to drop a Nokia N95, iPhone, or other mobile device into this village with a continuous video playing … I wonder what the reaction would be to this tribe …
Would they destroy it? Put it on a shrine as a “talking box to the sky”? Worship it as a god? Treat it as a demon/monster? … complain about No Flash on the iPhone!? or no 3G?
Clearly from the photos, the reaction would be an interesting one to say the least … I believe even some Hollywood films have attempted to depict the outcomes (but nothing in particular comes to mind).
Best to leave them be, I suppose … but is interesting to speculate the possible reactions and how they might view it in the context of their culture.
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June 18th, 2008 at 6:29 pm
Tribesman picks up iPhone.. “What, no Flash?”