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This article explores how societies from Ancient Greece onward have reacted to new inventions with fear and moral panic. It highlights recurring themes in which each technological advance—from printing presses to AI—is blamed for social decay.
The author argues that most life-changing advances—from infant survival to indoor plumbing—happened before the digital era. He says smartphones, AI, and 3D baby scans feel novel but are refinements of century-old inventions, not signs of a new age of breakthroughs.