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"Uncontacted" is a misnomer though. There are no true uncontacted peoples, only tribes that have minimal outside contact. They are all very aware of modern civilization.
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Why would the non-contacted tribes lose their shit? Who’s going to tell them about moon colonies? >

Have you ever seen a picture of earth cities on the night side of the planet? Now imagine the lights that start showing up on the surface of the moon as we build there. It'll take time, but eventually the colonies will be visible on the moon's surface.
The moon has had massive significance on almost all cultures throughout history. When something that has visibly remained the same throughout all of living memory starts to change, and you have no conception of what that change actually is, minds will be blown. Imagine the effect eclipses had on primitive cultures. That, but instead of it coming and going, it'll be there every night. >

We can never see the dark side of the moon from Earth, and city lights don't really show up during the day. >

This isn't true. We can never see the far side of the moon. But we "see" the dark side of the moon every time it's not a full moon. The part that's missing is still there, just darkened. >

The far side of the moon is the dark side, the terms are interchangeable >

Then explain the different moon phases to me please. If we can't see the far side, which you claim is also the dark side, why can I see different proportions of the moon being dark over the span of about a month? >

Just google it >

It was a rhetorical question >

And one hears things from time to time about an artificial moon being launched by the Chinese. That would be shocking! And I hear that there are plans for satellites that use the sky like billboards for advertising. Imagine looking up from your hunter-gatherer life and seeing an ad for McDonalds! Imagine just trying to go camping, and not being able to escape it. >


And one hears things from time to time about an artificial moon being launched by the Chinese.

I think they mean "artificial moon" as in a facility that simulates being on the moon. Launching an actual artificial moon into orbit would be impossible, for a number of reasons. >

I think at this point most uncontacted tribes are at least somewhat aware that the interconnected global society exists. They’re probably very unclear on the details, but have probably at least seen airplanes, ships, and satellites. A noticeable change to the moon might still be a big deal though. >

I'm not certain, but I think most flight paths have to avoid the airspace above tribes, with an exception being made for anthropologists in helicopters.
Maybe they'll link it to us, maybe not. Either way, as you say, it'll probably be a big deal. >

No. The simplest example is the fact that planes regularily fly over the Sentinel Island. >

Ah, right. Thanks for the correction!
Maybe that would be enough for them to link it to us after all. >

Well there were the cargo cults..... so not necessarily >

Well if I have learned from movies/tv shows is that at least one of those colonies is going to go rogue and become the next non-contact tribe, and may eventually become primative. >

Are we talking primal people living in a self-sustaining facility? If not, I'm not sure sharp sticks and ritualistic tattoos are going to cut it when it comes to oxygen production. >

I am thinking of something like the show The 100