2026-03-15 16:56 UTC
@susankayequinn@wandering.shop @toerror@mastodon.gamedev.place
Wondering if anyone from #histodon can weigh in: is this level of resistance to a new technology common in history? Trying to get some sense of calibration.
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@ErikML@troet.cafe 2026-03-16 10:30
@minmi@sfba.social @susankayequinn@wandering.shop @toerror@mastodon.gamedev.place Yes, it's pretty common. Mostly from 2 directions: people who saw their jobs in danger and people who said 'not in my backyard'. In nearly zero cases the resistance stopped the new technology, but in some cases it led to a better use of it. Mostly the more militant the resistance was, the less impact it had on the use of the technology. "This is no really god use/place for this machine." is better than "I don't want this machine, never, anywhere, burn it down!"