Publish at September 30 2013 Updated January 19 2022
"Every creation draws from the roots of cultural traditions, but thrives on contact with other cultures."
Family, corporate, societal, national, musical, literary, children's, scientific, film, culinary, foreign, philosophical, classical, general, institutional, popular, mass, Western, medieval, romantic, punk, Marxist culture.... the number of "cultures" to which an individual may be exposed leaves one wondering.
"Culture" refers to what those of the same "culture" share. It refers to common references of places, subjects, people, behaviors and ideas that are accepted, tolerated and also excluded.
The Internet makes a teeming amount of cultural elements accessible and is itself a cultural phenomenon. But with what effect? When a culture comes into contact with the Internet, it loses part of its identity simply by conforming to the requirements of the medium, spending time integrating into it, paying for the necessary resources, using the resources of others. Each culture thus acquires something in common with all the others. Like the presence of a camera in a traditional ceremony.
From this point of view, soon the only marginal cultures will be those that will not be in the Internet, will not be linked to it, will not use it, will not invest a penny in it, will not take care of it, and will cut off the transmitters, recorders, and receivers of everyone who comes near it. This will be their only point of cultural agreement.
What diversity do we enjoy then? From a culture of communication that brings exotic elements within all milieus, which are free or not to accept them.
What can "Metal", "Western", "Afro" or "Manga" culture have as roots in yours? And yet, yours contributes to it. And the expression of such gesture, such style? Cultural elements from New York, Seoul, Soweto, Sao Paolo or any culturally active place on the networks, are happily integrated and adapted in all cultures as long as they are connected, which can be seen even in your schoolyard, These same cultures in return take joy and pride in feeding the current by their original contribution.
As much as the human species shares the same genetic identity, we probably have as many common points that can be the subject of a universal culture; a culture that flourishes in the diversity of points of view, on all territories and in all times.
Could the universal culture be the one that promotes diversity, tolerance and sharing, values that guarantee the greatest global wealth? If diversity and sharing seem to be well integrated into internet culture, that of tolerance on the other hand does not seem to be as obvious nor as easily shareable.
References
Unesco Universal Declaration on Cultural Diversity
UN - Videos
NewsDayliMotion
Metal culture - Wikipedia
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