Why people resist new technology

In the past twenty years, technology develops and updates at an amazing speed. New technologies are born every day. However, in our daily life, the majority of people still resist new technology. In my opinion, why this could happen is because that people do not want to accept new things in their mind and human nature is averse to change. First, people resist new technology in their mind. Most people consider that the old technology should be more suitable and reliable than new technology, although they may know that the facts are opposite. In people’s mind, they usually think that the familiar things are safe, while the strange things are dangerous. For example, genetic food as a new technology product is considered having potential dangers to human. People need time to become familiar with new technology. This reason makes it difficult for people to accept new technology. Second, I think one aspect of the human nature is to do things in the same way. When a person does a certain thing, a reflection or memory will be formed in the brain. The next time, when the same situation comes, the brain normally works as how it worked before. There is a widespread story in China. Long ago, a viper bit a person; the person was nearly dead. The memory which snake is dangerous formed in his brain. After he recovered, he began to fear any snakes, even the reflection of a long rope in a cup which looks like a snake. This is called “a burnt child dreads the fire”. Thus, many people are used to doing things in the familiar way, and they resist new technology. For these two reasons, we can understand why people resist new technology. The resistance is mostly psychological. If people can overcome the psychological barrier, fewer people will resist new technology.