Success‑Induced Tech Denial

When technology becomes so reliable that its benefits are invisible, publics feel safe indulging anti‑tech beliefs. This produces a paradox: the very success of vaccines, AC, AI, and other tools lowers perceived need, making superstition and backlash politically viable. — It reframes today’s Luddite turn as a complacency effect of prosperity, guiding how institutions communicate and defend essential technologies before crises hit.