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title: "Tech Fear-Mongering Must Stop"
summary: |-
  The Neo-Luddite argument is faulty and harmful to the policy debate.
date: "2014-03-26"
issues: ["Productivity", "Privacy"]
authors: ["Robert D. Atkinson"]
content_type: "Op-Eds & Contributed Articles"
canonical_url: "https://itif.org/publications/2014/03/26/tech-fear-mongering-must-stop/"
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# Tech Fear-Mongering Must Stop

Belief in progress has been a key factor in the success of the American experiment. However, unwarranted fears of technology being raised by an increasingly vocal group of neo-Luddites threatens our economy and society.

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*Source: Information Technology & Innovation Foundation (ITIF)*
*URL: https://itif.org/publications/2014/03/26/tech-fear-mongering-must-stop/*