Sunday, September 28, 2008

people resist new technology

The main reason people resist new technology is that they are afraid of potential damage that the new technology may cause. People usually do things the way they have become accustomed to, because they think this is a safe way. The same attitude applies to technology. People prefer existing technology because they can be sure that it is not harmful. However, people are uncertain about new technology because they do not know what risks might be involved. For example, in 1945, two nuclear bombs exploded in Hiroshima and Nagasaki. More than 20,000 people died in that incident. Today, nuclear technology is widely used to produce power and make weapons. Nuclear radiation is very harmful because people easily get cancer if they are radiated by nuclear radiation. So when we talk about the damage that the nuclear weapons made, we still feel a little afraid of it. In conclusion, people often resist new technology because they worry about the damage that the new technology may cause.

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