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Pessimists Archive

An archive of technophobia and moral panics (unaffiliated).

Blog Post | Communications

The Forgotten War on Beepers

Louis Anslow — Apr 11, 2024

Blog Post | Air Transport

Aeroplanes, Airships and Beta Bias

Louis Anslow — Feb 9, 2024

Blog Post | Computing

When the Mac Was a Munition

Louis Anslow — Jan 24, 2024

Blog Post | Culture & Tolerance

New Years Resolutions of Yore: Vices That Became Virtues

Louis Anslow — Jan 1, 2024

Blog Post | Air Transport

When the Wright Brothers Proved the New York Times Wrong

Louis Anslow — Dec 19, 2023

Blog Post | Adoption of Technology

How Isaac Asimov Predicted the OpenAI Drama

Louis Anslow — Dec 4, 2023

Blog Post | Science & Technology

Joe Biden Kicked Off the Encryption Wars

Louis Anslow — Oct 31, 2023

Blog Post | Literacy

When the Mac “Ruined” Writing

Louis Anslow — Sep 19, 2023

Blog Post | Communications

Telegraph Doomers of the 19th Century – Part 1

Louis Anslow — Aug 27, 2023

Blog Post | Science & Technology

Photocopiers Terrified the Publishing World

Louis Anslow — Jul 27, 2023

Blog Post | Space

The Moon Landing was Opposed by Majority of US

Louis Anslow — Jul 20, 2023

Blog Post | Rights & Freedoms

When the Walkman Was Banned

Louis Anslow — Jul 1, 2023

Blog Post | Science & Technology

The Unabomber was an AI Doomer (Obviously)

Louis Anslow — Jun 12, 2023

Blog Post | Leisure

Art Has Always Been Artificial

Louis Anslow — Jun 7, 2023

Blog Post | Science & Technology

The Original AI Doomer: Dr. Norbert Wiener

Louis Anslow — Jun 2, 2023

Blog Post | Communications

Remember Typewriter Licenses?

Louis Anslow — May 17, 2023

Blog Post | Adoption of Technology

Is AI Fear This Century’s Overpopulation Scare?

Archie McKenzie — Mar 31, 2023

Blog Post | Labor & Employment

Robots Have Been about to Take All the Jobs for 100 Years

Pessimists Archive, Louis Anslow — Mar 22, 2023

Blog Post | Communications

A Warning About AI from 1863

Pessimists Archive — Mar 9, 2023

Blog Post | Culture & Tolerance

When Typewriters “Killed Romance”

Pessimists Archive — Feb 14, 2023

Blog Post | Adoption of Technology

The Prejudice Against Typewritten Letters

Pessimists Archive — Jan 13, 2023

Blog Post | Culture & Tolerance

When Educators Mourned the Slide Rule

Pessimists Archive — Jan 8, 2023

Blog Post | Education & Literacy

Kids Will Future Proof Themselves (If We Let Them)

Pessimists Archive — Jan 5, 2023

Blog Post | Science & Technology

Predictions about 2023 Made in 1830

Pessimists Archive — Jan 3, 2023