Problem
Fear of new technology
Other Names:
Fear of technological innovationTechno-fear
Techno-phobia
Irrational rejection of technological change
Antipathy towards innovation
Technikfeindlichkeit
Technophobia
Nature:
Technology may be regarded as uniformly bad or suspect. In its naive radical form this is based on an appeal to nature in its naturalness, whereby technology is always regarded as a corruption of the pristine state. A more sophisticated perspective sees technology as denying the purity of the life-world.
Broader Problems:
PhobiaFear of innovationFear of future change Aggravates:
Obsolete industriesUnproven new methodsResistance to new methodsDisincentives to inventionFilm and cinema censorshipInconsistent risk evaluationConsumer boycott of foreign goodsUnderdeveloped technological skillFailure to capitalize on inventions Reduces:
Technocracy Strategies:
Managing technological changeFighting misinformation in scienceEnhancing scientific and technological researchEnhancing scientific and technological researchAvoiding technologyDisliking innovationAdapting to changeTreating fear of new technologyRejecting technological change Subject(s):
Psychology → Psychology Technology → Technology
Innovative change → Logic
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
F: Fuzzy exceptional problems Date of last update
23.06.2018 – 12:37 CEST