When a country develops its technology, the traditional skills and ways of life die out. It is pointless to try and keep them alive. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion?

Overall, I disagree with the opinion expressed, I would like

to begin

by pointing out that ‘traditional skills and ways of life’ are not automatically of one country, but of a culture

or

introduces an alternative

Or

community. In many ways, the history of civilisation is the history of

technology

: from the discovery of fire to the invention of the wheel to the development of the Internet we have been moving on from previous ways of doing things. Some technologies,

such

as weapons of mass destruction, are of negative impact. Others,

such

as medical advances, positively help people to live better or longer, and so very much help traditional ways of life. Surely, few people would seek to preserve

such

traditions as living in caves. Interestingly,

technology

can positively contribute to the keeping alive of traditional skills and ways of life.

For example

, the populations of some islands are too small to have normal schools. Rather than breaking up families by sending children to the mainland, education authorities have been able to use the Internet to deliver schooling online.

In addition

, the Internet, and modern refrigeration techniques, are being used to keep alive the traditional skills of producing salmon; it can now be ordered from, and delivered to, anywhere in the world. In conclusion, without suggesting that all

technology

is necessarily good, I think it is by no means ‘pointless’, in any way, to try to keep traditions alive with

technology

. We should not ignore

technology

, because it can be our friend and support our way of life.