There's often a side effect to new technologies: moral panic. Facebook causes narcissism! Texting is making us illiterate! But the funny thing is, other technologies don't provoke such alarm. What's the difference? Why do we freak out at some technologies and shrug at others? To provoke moral panic, a technology must satisfy three rules...
Friday, November 2, 2012
Why We Freak Out About Some Technologies but Not Others
Why We Freak Out About Some Technologies but Not Others
There's often a side effect to new technologies: moral panic. Facebook causes narcissism! Texting is making us illiterate! But the funny thing is, other technologies don't provoke such alarm. What's the difference? Why do we freak out at some technologies and shrug at others? To provoke moral panic, a technology must satisfy three rules...
There's often a side effect to new technologies: moral panic. Facebook causes narcissism! Texting is making us illiterate! But the funny thing is, other technologies don't provoke such alarm. What's the difference? Why do we freak out at some technologies and shrug at others? To provoke moral panic, a technology must satisfy three rules...
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