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Discover LudwigThe word 'technophobia' is correct and usable in written English
It refers to the fear or aversion towards technology or fear of using or learning new technology. Example: Despite the advancements in technology, some people still suffer from technophobia and prefer to do things the traditional way.
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technophobia
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A fear of new technologies.
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This relative technophobia probably reflects years of inward-looking economic policies, import substitution and disappointing education systems.
The danger is that America's health services have foisted upon them whatever the industry has to sell, rather than what is needed.In this section Broken links Dudley do-wrong How to become politics-proof Heads in the cloud Raging bulls The last gasp I, robot-manager ReprintsAnother reason not to get too excited is the reflexive conservatism and technophobia of medical folk.
Whatever the reason, it is not technophobia: Germans are keen users of mobile phones and broadband internet connections.The ailing German economy is partly to blame, says Nick Parker, an independent games analyst, but the main reasons are cultural.
Wired, a publication that can hardly be accused of technophobia, has described default-probability models as "the formula that killed Wall Street".
Worse, it picks up signs that computers may even impede learning: fourth-graders taught maths with the help of computers appear to do worse than similar fourth-graders taught without them.Could the explanation be technophobia on the part of either teachers or students?
Another reason computer networks are not used more widely and creatively is technophobia.
So why do the analogue holdouts hold out?In this section The chic learn to click Digitisation and its discontents After the leak The war of the wards Curbing those long, lucrative hours In search of serendipity ReprintsSimple technophobia is not usually the reason.
This might be a little extreme, but it speaks to a common strain of technophobia: we don't like to lose control of our fates, even if it's to an infinitely more reliable judge than us.
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Governments and firms are struggling to improve the quality of health care, consumers are becoming more demanding and costs are rising, making health care's curious technophobia IT spending per employee is lower than in the retail industry, for example—look increasingly unsustainable.
The big question for firms is: are European consumers especially prone to technophobia European regulators are hedging their bets.
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