Techno-Primitivism (Narration Only)

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. Watch the video version: https://youtu.be/5b-NXwLTMno Sign up with Skillshare for 2 months of Free classes: https://skl.sh/isaacarthur9 Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IsaacArthur SFIA Merchandise available: https://www.signil.com/sfia/ Social Media: Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1583992725237264/ Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/IsaacArthur/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Isaac_A_Arthur on Twitter and RT our future content. SFIA Discord Server: https://discord.gg/53GAShE 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 - [email protected] 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/ See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.