Doomsaying about new technology helps make it better
- Written by Brendan Markey-Towler, Industry Research Fellow, The University of Queensland
The doomsayer is just as vital as the visionary.ShutterstockThat new technologies could actually be bad for us, by sapping our attention or ruining our memories, is an argument that goes back to Socrates. It’s tempting to summarily dismiss these concerns, but such tech-doomsaying is actually an important part of economic discovery.
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