Technological Culture In Our Traditional Society

The advancement of technology cannot be over-emphasized without connection with the traditional society. The heuristic nature of Information Technology/Information Communication Technology development has aided the development in the technological culture. Culture is a way of life! The ways and manner we relate to our environment, society and diaspora. A  tradition permeates a structure and a structure elucidates a culture.

Tradition can be described as cultivation and promotion of values (habits) which instills conformity in an environment, village or society. Culture in this regard is the way and manner which a tradition is preserved, protected and promoted in any society. We can have a feel of different cultures at a national event or an outreach and not having the depth of their tradition. Culture is post- dominating while tradition is pre-dominating!

In Africa, especially in Nigeria prostration and genuflection are means by which greetings are exchanged between a young person and an older folk. This is a tradition of some recognized societal institutions which has been imbibed as a way of life. The trend , the customs and tradition of the Yorubas; South West Nigeria in mentioning the following: Aso-Ofi, Agbada, Aran, Kembe, Iro and Buba (Unisex) and so on are clothes commonly worn at different occasions and everyday life.

Communication is the advent of technological culture. The scope of communication and technology are information and idea (C-I-I-T). The literacy of science is the knowledge that drives the scope to make changes (Which is constant in nature). So the effect and degree of change is culture. The reason has been that everyone likes to have a feel of the latest invention especially if it is innocuous and necessary.

Nothing obsolete about the past because it is the beginning of today. An advent gives rise to an advent; we build on the past to have the future. Communication in the traditional society is carried out by the use of deity devices. The process is called Oracle! The agents in the names such as Wizard,Sorcerers, Magicians or Genius usually carry out the process of communication with the gods (Oracle). They use black/white magic, voodoo is widely used to visualize and analyze issues best known to the consultants. With these powers they can satellite and network various agents all across the globe. In their activities are visible and invisible base stations, a world wide web for networking with other agents across the universe (Satellite). Watch Harry Porter movies or the traditional African movies for more black and white magic respectively.

In essence the nature of the technological advancement has to do with tradition, customs and values of traditional society. The global village we are in today has a lot to do with culture. The use of computer and electronics at homes, offices and schools has become a necessity fashioned after the developed Countries; imagine the mobile phone proliferation in the larger economy as a way of life. In fact the economic and political situation is cultured. Policy making are used to structure the economy and most of these policies are adopted or imbibed to suit desired purposes. Every policy comes with a new way of doing things.

In the traditional society, town criers are used to disseminate information though still in use surprisingly but the use of media has prevailed over time. Also the use of spiritual divinity to transmit or receive information has been transformed with the availability   of fixed and wireless phones plus internet to globalize the world. One major constraint in the traditional society is that access to easy communication was restricted but with the advent of technological culture everyone has a willing and has an unlimited access.

Technological culture has liberalized communication mediums and has improved the platforms used in the traditional society. And today is the future of yesterday so live in the present.