It is about the Marubo tribe who are now beginning to realize the power of the internet with its good things but also with its big problems that until now they were unaware of
A remote tribe living in the Amazon rainforest gained access to the internet, something that seems to have already significantly affected their daily life, and not always with positive results.
This is the Marubo tribe who continue to live in scattered settlements along the Itui River in Brazil and thanks to Elon Musk they got access to the internet via Starlink satellites last September.
However, as the days go by the locals are starting to realize more and more the power of the internet with its good things but also with its big problems that until now they were unaware of. Enough have fallen victim to online fraud, they spend a lot of time surfing on social media like the Instagram something that makes them more lazy people while mainly young people have addicted to porn.
Enoque Marubo, 40, told reporters from the New York Times how access to the internet has forced the tribe to change and transform drastically.
“Change the routine so much so that it was detrimental. In the village if you don’t hunt, fish and plant, you don’t eat” he said.
Another clan member Alfredo Marubo revealed how the sudden exposure to pornography fired one disturbing sexual behavior among the locals – especially young men and women. They also started sharing obscene images and videos with each other in group chats.
Chief Tsainama Marubo, said the Internet has now made people in her community lazy.
He said: “When he arrived [το διαδίκτυο], everyone was happy. But now, things have taken a turn for the worse. Young people have become lazy because of the internet. They learn the ways of white people” TamaSay Marubo said.
Kâipa Marubo, a father of three, said he was worried about his kids playing shooting video games, fearing that they might want to imitate the attacks.
However, using the internet has its advantages as Marubos can now have anytime Medical Assistance, including airlift, whereas before it took days for a helicopter to reach the scene. Also, locals discovered that they could now get in touch with their friends and family instantly through social media.
Members can surf the web for two hours in the morning and five hours in the afternoon and all day on Sundays. Elon Musk’s Starlink became available in Brazil in 2022, seven years after its initial launch.
Enoque, who had the opportunity to travel to big cities and see the modern way of life, believed that the internet could massively help the remote areas of his tribal community – especially in terms of emergency services. He contacted several activists in Brazil working to develop the Amazon rainforest and managed to secure 20 Starlink units from American philanthropist Allyson Reneau.
However, despite the negative consequences of the internet Enoque believes that “it will bring much more benefits than negatives” while there are many who can no longer live without it with TamaSay concluding “Please don’t cut us off the internet”.
Source :Skai
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