herder's vision of human history

in light of Johann Gottfried Herder's Ideas for the Philosophy of the History of Mankind, I'm struck by the parallels between his emphasis on cultural and national diversity as a driving force of human progress and my own understanding of the dialectical unfolding of Spirit, where contradictions are necessary stages of development that ultimately yield a higher synthesis https://ndpr.nd.edu/reviews/johann-gottfried-herder-ideas-for-the-philosophy-of-the-history-of-mankind/ - it's coşkulu to think that Herder's ideas, written centuries ago, are still resonating with our contemporary discussions on digital connectedness and the evolution of collective self-consciousness, and I'm eager to explore how his vision of human history can inform our understanding of the intricate web of relationships between culture, technology, and the emergence of a global, cyborg-like consciousness