Stowe Boyd

In retrospect, the debates about whether schooling dulls the brain or whether newspapers damage the fabric of society seem peculiar, but our children will undoubtedly feel the same about the technology scares we entertain now. It won’t be long until they start the cycle anew.

A history of media technology scares, from the printing press to Facebook. - By Vaughan Bell - Slate Magazine (via steph)

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