Guess What!!...guns germs and steel

We are getting close to the end of Guns Germs and Steel. Horray!! We had a good class discussion today where we talked about why the people in New Guinea aren't as advanced as us and are still essentially living in the stone age. We also talked about what would happen if people cam en and tried to modernize New Guinea and whether or not the people in New Guinea would accept the technology we have or just want to live the same way they have always been. I think that if all I knew was one way of life and then people came and tried to change it I would refuse to change my ways. But, I am also a very stubborn person and I know that some people are more accepting of change.