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Don DeLillo

There's a connection between the advances that are made in technology and the sense of primitive fear people develop in response to it.

Don DeLillo

Technology

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As technology improves and changes rapidly, people often feel an instinctive fear that comes from something unfamiliar or threatening. This fear is linked to deep, basic emotions that arise when new inventions challenge what we understand or control.

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