IS A PREDICAMENT some of us are now realizing is ours. Robots and space travel-- the rise of a dictatorship. Restoration of extinct forms. And so forth, and so on. All foreseen by Pulp-magazine prophets. Technophobia (from Greek τέχνη technē, "art, skill, craft" and φόβος phobos, "fear"), also known as techno-fear, is the dislike of, or discomfort with, advanced technology or complex devices-- especially personal computers, smartphones, and tablet computers. You know, although there are numerous interpretations of the term, these tend to become more complex as technology continues ever faster to evolve. The word's generally used in the sense of an "irrational" fear, but others do contend these selfsame fears are justified. It's the opposite of technophilia. An impartial, historically-minded approach suggests that there are three dominant subcategories of so-called technophobes – the "uncomfortable users", the "cognitive computerphobes", and "anxious computerphobes" (which are you?)... First receiving widespread notice during the Industrial Revolution, technophobia has caused some groups to take stances against a pulsating plethora of modern technological developments in order to preserve their pre-techno ideologies. In some cases, any new technologies conflict with established beliefs, such as the personal values of simplicity and modesty...