isn't a cell phone just the most recent folk devil? [1]
It used to be rock and roll.
Before that it was dungeons and dragons.
Trace it back far enough, and you get to the moral panic when people started reading books.
the fear of new technologies is a cyclical phenomenon. maybe one day the fear will be well-placed, but the historical record suggests that contemporary individuals can't tell the difference.
It used to be rock and roll.
Before that it was dungeons and dragons.
Trace it back far enough, and you get to the moral panic when people started reading books.
the fear of new technologies is a cyclical phenomenon. maybe one day the fear will be well-placed, but the historical record suggests that contemporary individuals can't tell the difference.
1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folk_devil