Don’t throw the baby out with the bathwater though While some may - as this thread make out - fall for that archetypal trope; some of those elements are indeed

Don’t throw the baby out with the bathwater though While some may - as this thread make out - fall for that archetypal trope; some of those elements are indeed worth studying For example, scientists don’t place a huge effort on documenting the peoples of Papua New Guinea for some weird Exoticism. They genuinely provide unbridled access to effectively untouched (from western influence) and highly diverse groups. This access in turn is breeding ground for anthropologic, historic and psychological theory development and empirical studies Don’t fall into the trap of immediately disregarding genuine areas of research due to previous experience with these “noble savage” admirers To go further with this example: western doctors and researchers immediately began to force PNG groups to stop their burial rites after finally discovering Kuru (deadly prion disease) was being caused by some of their rites (consumption of brain tissue after death) You can both be an advocate for smaller cultures in undeveloped areas without fetishising it and still support modern medicine, science and logistics