Assignment 1---topic: why people resist new technology?

Generally speaking, the reason why people resist new technology is because of the unfamiliarity. The term “new” here does not necessary to be an adjective to describe that a technology is newly discovered or released, but definitely means that a technology is not well known by people who resist it. Actually, it is a human nature that people tend to resist the things that they do not familiar with. For instance, old people usually do not want to move from their old house even if the new place is much more comfortable. Further, what unfamiliarity brings is fear, people feel dread when they do not have enough knowledge about new things which they can not control. As for the technology, this phenomenon happens more frequently since all the people with a common sense know that technology is powerful. Once the new technologies utilized improperly, the problem may be very difficult to control. Take, for example, the explosion of nuclear product in Chernobyl. There were 56 people died directly in the event, also, 9,000 people suffered cancer and 336,000 should resettle (Wikipedia, para. 3&5). Last but not least, the high cost of purchasing new technology will be one of the reasons of people’s resistance. As the new technology is often more advanced than the old one, higher price will be required if people want to own it. Thus, people will always deem the balance between the conveniences of the new technology or the high cost of purchasing it. In a conclusion, why people resist new technology is because they do not know the new technology well and worry about once the technology is applied, the result will be good or not. Moreover, the financial aspect should also take into consideration.



References:
Chernobyl disaster. (n.d.) Wikipedia. Retrieved 1 September 2008, from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chernobyl_disaster