Fears about technology and it's impact on our civilization, or on individuals even when new tech is net benefit, are often shown to us in fiction as giving rise to technophobic cultures that abandon science. Today we'll take a look at such concerns and if they might be common or rare, rogue examples. Or if, counter-intuitively, they benefit us in settling the galaxy in the future.

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Credits: Rogue Civilizations: Techno-Primitivism Episode 180, Season 5 E14

Written by: Isaac Arthur

Editors: Darius Said Dillon Olander Gregory Leal Jerry Guern Keith Blockus Konstantin Sokerin Mark Warburton Matthew Campbell Phonetic Failure

Cover Art: Jakub Grygier https://www.artstation.com/jakub_grygier

Graphics by: Bryan Versteeg http://spacehabs.com Fishy Tree https://www.deviantart.com/fishytree/

Produced & Narrated by: Isaac Arthur

Music Manager: Luca DeRosa - lucaderosa2@live.com

Music: Scott Buckley, "Red" http://www.scottbuckley.com.au Ross Bugden, "Rapture" https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQKGLOK2FqmVgVwYferltKQ Lombus, "Doppler Shores" https://lombus.bandcamp.com Kai Engel, "Moonlight Reprise" https://www.kai-engel.com/ AJ Prasad of Dark Future, "Staring Through (Part I)" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xA8-7qwaEPU Chris Zabriskie, "Itasca Its Glowing Red Hot" http://chriszabriskie.com Dan MacLeod, "Strike Vector" https://soundcloud.com/neptuneuk Markus Junnikkala, "The Men Would Love A Good Fight" https://www.markusjunnikkala.com/ Markus Junnikkala, "Always Tell Me the Odds" https://www.markusjunnikkala.com/