Discussion Why do Cultivators tend to be so ..... Primitive? for lack of a better term.

It took us 200 years to go from Horse and Cart to Standing on the Moon.

And yet in many Cultivation Novels, Technology as a whole seems to be at a standstill for Tens of Thousands of Years. Very few (like "Is that a Wisp?!" or "Cultivation Chatroom".) manages to blend Technology and Cultivation into a workable Formula.

One could use the whole "Magic replaces Technology" excuse that the Potterverse does, or that Our OWN Technology Boom is thanks to a chain of very important breakthroughs one after another. But with the Lifespan of Cultivators (often Thousands of Years), and often times near god like Learning ability and intelligence, that doesn't really explain why you don't at least see Mortal Technology at a high level.

The only excuse I've ever seen that made any sense was intentional suppression; Cultivators to some level intentionally suppress any technological development to retain power.

 

Few reasons:

• Every prodigy and genius is born with ability to cultivate, so no genius is there to discover or invent , and why bother using petrol and Diesel when you can use your own energy to run magic artifacts
• The author is the god of his novel.if he says the sky is dark in the morning and bright in the night, then that is the rule of his novel.

 

You should undertand first who benefits most on technology.

It would be the masses.
It's strength in numbers.

While cultivation tends to focus power on an individual.

It's a difference in philosophy.

 

Cause as cultivators cultivate, they take lots and lots of steroid drugs that make their face grow. But as their face grows, it leaves little room for other parts on the head like the brain. Thus all these cultivators are morons. We've seen it how stupid they are.

That said, I will note this. Overall, technology is created through NEED. The more harsh conditions civilizations live in, the more likely they are to have superior technology as it becomes a necessity for survival. This is why historically, less resource rich nations have progressed better than resource rich nations. Despite it should technically be the opposite. One who has more resources should have an advantage. But since they have a lot of resources, they spend resources casually and don't put much thought into it. As for resource low nations, they have to make more efficient use of their resources due to them being more scares. And more efficient civilization = more advanced civilization.

 

Human tech/civilization started developing after early humans moved out of their caves. Cultivators are still stuck in caves.

 

They focus on cultivation most of the times, they get more super moves the further they increase their realms, they can travel and manipulate space and time, they control the elements, they live for long, they can pry and speak into your mind, they can fly, walk on water and the list goes on (not mentioning the magical treasures and tools)
Conclusion, they are more advanced than the modern man, technologically maybe not but calling them primitive is definitely wrong, "nature friendly" are the terms I would use (which modern people are not unfortunately)

 

They're too busy exterminating sects to be inventing refrigerators for ice-cream

 

This actually might make some sense; If they are intellegent and talented, then they are far more likely to become Cultivators. And even those who are, but for some reason can't cultivate, they are often seen as "trash" instead, despite their innate intelligence.

 

Perhaps it’s numerous factors. Some factors could be the apparent lack of normal wars in the mortal world (war, unfortunately, does lead to a good deal of innovation), the apparent lack of existence of other cultures/countries with which to trade goods and ideas with, the apparent lack of education of the mortal realm, the existence of overwhelming powers that suppress the mortal realm and treats it as inferior, and as other people have stated, the pulling of talented individuals out of the mortal realm.

 

There's also the fact that the cultivation genre, as a whole, was mainly about finding and pursuing your own form of the Dao, with perhaps their entire lives being spent on seeing even the tiniest glimpse of it.

They have a lifespan that extends beyond those of planets, and even stars; but they all spend it pursuing one thing: the meaning of the universe, their own "Dao". Perhaps there is an improvement to technology, but it's overshadowed by the existence that is cultivation?

But yeah, what the fuck? The only time they'd really do this, is if their world was already technologically advanced to begin with, however, it could also be that the laws of that world don't follow the same as ours, AKA, HIGH FANTASY!

Ever heard of it? Well, it's basically a genre where the universe that the story is based on, actually has its own set of rules. Like, when you turn eighteen you can "awaken" some powers; or waterfalls that actually flow upward, and a purple sky with three suns and seven moons; that, now that's 'High Fantasy'.

 

It's the inverse cultivator intelligence rule. The higher the cultivation a Cultivator gets, the stupider they become. By the time you reach great heights in cultivation, there's no way you can turn on a toaster, let alone use anything complex.

 

All Good points.
Personally I think the biggest factor would be the last one; Since all of the "talented individuals" are often recruited early, they're never really given a chance or need to develop the different technologies they might need.
Or if they somehow DO fall through the cracks and start to develop some form of more advanced Technologies, They're more likely to catch the eyes of a Cultivator and be taken out of that situation in the first place.

 

Let's be honest, xianxia and technology is just... bad? Idk I see some "modern" cultivation stuff and it's so so bad

 

Doesn't necessarily have to be "Modern" cultivation either.
"Is that a Wisp?!" for example is set in a setting where Cultivators have developed into a Spacefaring Society, with a high level of Technology.

 

*sees that you skipped him*
*thinks about amassing an entire army of thirty thousand warrior doggos to come and murder your Osan face while also dancing to the sound of us crushing you with our fluffy bodies*
*remembers that you're still a good person, just simply a non-doggo*
Have a good day tomorrow!

 

Simple, there is no need to use advanced technology
example
Cultivator can fly so there is no need to build aeroplane
Cultivator running very fast, so why make super car
Cultivator don't poop(?) so no need to make flush toilet

 

Well...if you're on a lockdown for say just a week w/o any means of communication, you bound to miss at least a thing or two. More since today is the age of internet
So it would be "normal" to miss a lot of things if someone in closed door cultivation for (at least) 100 years

 

when you live long, you find less need to accomplish much, thus slow develipments

 

Why invest in a fridge when you can freeze an object in time? People invent out of necessity and cultivators don’t need a cell phone to call someone 10,000 miles away. They can fly that distance in minutes or just use a magic jade to speak straight into their minds.

 

With each hit destroying mountain, decimating forest and terraform the landscape, i wonder how can you say they are nature friendly
They might as well a walking nuke bomb