> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 06 June 2002 15:18 > > LKS> how would you measure this? > > BBP> Average life expectancy, infant mortality rates, literacy, et cetera. > > > uhm...so do you believe the most country that is the most > technologically advanced, the US, is sitting on top of these > statistics because it's not
Ah, but is the US the most technologically advanced country in the world anyway? It probably isn't you know. It's a very diverse place and as you say, inner city areas as well as remote rural backwaters aren't very technologically advanced places. Countries like Finland, Norway or Japan are arguably more technologically advanced all in all. But there aren't many metrics for measuring the technological advancement of a particular nation, in the same way as we use literacy, mortality rates, etc, to measure overall standard of living. But ultimately I don't think it impacts on techno music all in all. What stance should UR or Submerge take on this issue? Should the process of globalisation be stopped, so that records can't be exported to the rest of the world? Does techno music pose the dangerous risk of homogenising European culture? To me, techno is one of the *good* things about globalisation; on one hand, you get Starbucks, McDonalds, and other sterile forces spreading throughout the globe. But on the other hand, you get new cultural phenomena, like techno, which are not geographically specific, and allow people of diverse backgrounds and ideologies relate to one another and feel part of the greater whole. Brendan Legal Disclaimer This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake and delete this e-mail from your system. mail transmission cannot be guaranteed to be secure or error-free as information could be intercepted, corrupted, lost, destroyed, arrive late or incomplete, or contain viruses. The sender therefore does not accept liability for any errors or omissions in the contents of this message that arise as a result of e-mail transmission. If verification is required please request a hard-copy version. This message is provided for informational purposes only. our website at: http://www.widelearning.com Wide Learning is a trading name of Wide Multimedia Ltd Registered office: 33-41 Dallington Street, London EC1V 0BB Company number: 3339664 VAT number: 690 8399 83 --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
