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Comment on: Is globalization killing local culture?

Bigthink — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 16:13:33 +0100

I think that it will never "kill" local culture because there will always be new artists, visionaries, creators, who will feel the discomfort of monotony and have a need to create something organic. It's just like anything else such as music, food, clothing novelty to commodity. The Brooklyn, NY hipster scene is a good example of people who find their wealth not in money or accumulation of goods but in personal and community values. Then it turns into ego poison and that's a whole separate issue.

Comment on: Is globalization killing local culture?

Bigthink — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 23:05:59 +0100

We have a well understood economics view of things like comparative advantage that has lead to seeing globalization's positive influences. That is often set against what are perceived as non-economic responses based on protection of established local interests. What is missing is an economic theory of what positive intensive localization brings.Perhaps by minimizing externalized costs to the environment, and other social concerns. IMO Globalization brings good things, but so does Localization, its just not well understood or explained.

Comment on: Is globalization killing local culture?

Bigthink — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 12:31:12 +0100

Having some kind of "Home Team" pride is becoming more out-dated. Recipies, languages, traditions, family culture will continue to be passed down from generation to generation until people caring about that tradition, it will be integrated in the collective unconscious

Comment on: Is globalization killing local culture?

Bigthink — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 23:54:26 +0100

oops wrong topic haha

Comment on: Is globalization killing local culture?

Bigthink — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 23:53:31 +0100

We all enjoy our imported foods and the food companies enjoy new markets. As ever, the planet loses, when it takes a litre of fuel to get me my imported beer.
We also love the cheaper air fares etc. But every single thing that benefits us, costs the earth.

Comment on: Is globalization killing local culture?

Bigthink — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 21:59:20 +0100

Globalization is a culture in and of itself that is constantly growing in its own diversity. Yes, it profoundly changes "local" culture by exposing it to outside influences, but at the same time globalization carries strong and universally human elements of each culture from one locality to another, and another, and so on. Basically the effect is having a little bit of everything rather than all of one thing. Whether that is a "good" or "bad" thing is up for debate, but I think it's fair to say that regional/local culture is not being killed.

Comment on: Is globalization killing local culture?

Bigthink — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 06:49:35 +0100

Globalization does not "kill" local culture, it absolutely transforms it.

Comment on: Is globalization killing local culture?

Bigthink — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 03:41:34 +0100

Is it killing local culture? Probably. Is this particular death such a bad thing. Nah.