Technophobia
is the fear or dislike of advanced technology or complex devices,
especially computers. technophobia has been observed to affect various
societies and communities throughout the world. This has caused some
groups to take stances against some modern technological developments in
order to preserve their ideologies.
Technophilia
refers generally to a strong enthusiasm for technology, especially
every thing related with technology such as personal computers,
cellphones, ipods etc...
The
technophobic view sees technology as a threat because of its inherent
capacity to alianate individuals from our common humanity and shared
social situation. In this view, technology obscures or distorts human
nature, or technology creates circumstances in which people no longer
have to interact face to face, allowing for a moral distancing that
disinishes our obligations and responsability to others.
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