Humans once opposed coffee and refrigeration: why we often hate new stuff
This is a pretty sanctimonious article, again attempting to push the agenda that all new technology is good technology, and all resistors are luddites.<p>Be cautious of this standpoint, technology suffers from a confirmation bias, we tend not to remember the technology that fails, the technology that lowers quality of life, or the technology that kills people.<p>Here are some counter-cases for you all:
1. 1920&#x27;s era radiation craze. Water energizers, xray shoe fitting etc.
2. Communism
3. Airships<p>There&#x27;s nothing wrong with scrutiny, and nothing wrong with taking your time exploring an idea, dealing with it&#x27;s repercussions at a manageable rate. Anyone who says otherwise is trying to sell you something.<p>For example, we&#x27;re only just now starting to see countries start to bring the hammer down on companies that push their employees to be contactable 24&#x2F;7 without paying them to be on call. Mobile phones have been around for how long? The legislative system has inertia, and sometimes it&#x27;s worth giving it time to catch up.