Response to Cody’s Comments on Fear of Tech
In response to Cody’s reaction to Reville’s theory on the nature of fear of digital technology. I had never thought that the fear that some people have of digital tech could be a manifestation of the fact that this technology is an extension of human intelligence.
There is a certain amount of irrationality to people’s fear of technology. We all know the Hollywood horror stories of a computer that develops a will of its own or some form of governement surveilence using technology. I can’t help but suspect that some of this is generated by people watching movies and reading conspiracy theories on the net. I mean no-one was scared of sharks before 1975.
