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 - [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/

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