The impacts of information and communication technologies on cultural diversity around the world Most people agree that the advent of mass media and the internet has brought different people, with different cultures, together. Those technologies allow cultural exchange never seen before. Although it's good to be exposed to different points of view -- which you can get from the contact with people from different social and cultural contexts --, how homogeneous has this exchange been? How much does the world know about Burkina Faso, for instance? And about the United States and European countries? What do westerners know about eastern Philosophy and the varieties found in there, for example? Is this cultural mixture good as it creates a more homogeneous human culture and, consequently, provokes a stronger connection between human beings? Is it bad because it decreases cultural diversity? Are some cultures -- those of the most powerful and developed countries -- more spread and assimilated than others and, therefore, gradually erase "minor" cultures based on political and economical powers (since the value and relevance of a culture cannot be measured by any means and no culture can be considered better nor worse)? Food for thought.