The Tribesman Theory

First of all, a major backbone or something that supports my internet has been eaten through by rats or something so it will be really slow for the next few days. I'll still try to post but bear with me while they patch the hole and hunt down those damn rats. It never ceases to amaze me how technology, as advanced as it is, always ends up being vulnerable to the most primitive of elements. Take the space shuttle for example. We put people in space all the time, but if a tiny piece of space dust were to fly into it the shuttle would implode and kill all the astronauts on board. I have actually developed a sort of developmental theory for humanity based off of this concept, and I call it the "Tribesman Theory."

Essentially the Tribesman Theory was based off of a conversation I had with my friend Colin. Colin is one of those friends that you meet once in your life that happens to have their brain running exactly the same speed as yours; so Colin is really good to brainstorm with because we practically complete each other's sentences. Anyway, the Tribesman Theory can be described fairly simply, but it's implications are widespread:

The most powerful country in the world is the United States. We have the best trained and funded military, and we spend more money on defense than any other country on the planet. Our military is the most technologically advanced as well; we can shoot nuclear missiles out of the air thousands of miles away from our own shores. For all intensive purposes, we are the most difficult country to attack and invade or even engage to engange in combat with. Yet, for all our training and advancement, there is a finite number of tribesman that could succesfully attack and overwhelm our entire military. This number would indeed be very large, but I focus on the word finite. It may take 20 billion Zulu tribesman attacking along the entire northern border from Canada, but they could eventually take us over despite our highly advanced military and defense technology. This is the Tribesman Theory. Any technological advancement can be unraveled by the most primitive of forces as long as that primitive force has the determination and numbers to dedicate to bringing down the technological power. The rats chewing the internet cable is a perfect example of this. The Tribesman Theory dictates why riots are so effective; sheer numbers, however unorganized, can overwhelm a small number of well-armed and trained defense forces.

The Tribesman Theory also explains why in science fiction movies an overwhelming number of alien threats to humankind are mindless bug-like creatures that reproduce quickly and have no sense of fear and no value of life. As our society advances, we are subliminally aware of the threats we are opening ourselves up to, and those threats are being illustrated in fiction, but in fact if we were to be faced with such a threat we would no doubt eventually collapse, be it alien bugs or Zulu tribesman.

* You spend a lot of time thinking shit like this up when you're significant other is on another continent. I highly recommend it if you're trying to write a book or do a 100ft. tall sculpture of Moses. *