Eight Cognitive Distortions About Technology

THE INEVITABILITY NARRATIVE There’s nothing we can do to stop the relentless advance of new technology, so stop complaining and just accept it. CRISIS AND SALVATION We are threatened by suffering, scarcity, or other problems, and new technology is the main or only way to make things better. EVOLUTIONISM Human beings have always been evolving, and merging ourselves with technology is the natural next step in our evolution. VIRTUALISM Virtual reality and simulated things are the same as real things, and therefore should be treated as real. UBIQUITISM The latest technology should be made available based on the following principle: anywhere, anything, anytime, for anyone. CHRONOLOGICAL SNOBBERY Technology keeps making the future better than the past. WHATEVERISM The only moral rule in technology is “whatever works”. LEFT BEHINDISM If you don’t use the new technology, you’re going to feel left behind while other people or society reap the benefits. 8 COGNITIVE DISTORTIONS About TECHNOLOGY

A pastel infographic presents eight cognitive distortions about technology, arranged around a central circle: inevitability narrative, crisis and salvation, evolutionism, virtualism, ubiquitism, chronological snobbery, whateverism, and left behindism. The joke is a satirical critique of common pro-technology assumptions, showing how exaggerated or unquestioned beliefs about technological progress can function like psychological distortions. It is shared as a reaction to techno-optimism, AI hype, or arguments that new technology must automatically be accepted and adopted. EN: A pastel infographic presents eight cognitive distortions about technology, arranged around a central circle: inevitability narrative, crisis and salvation, evolutionism, virtualism, ubiquitism, chronological snobbery, whateverism, and left behindism. The joke is a satirical critique of common pro-technology assumptions, showing how exaggerated or unquestioned beliefs about technological progress can function like psychological distortions. It is shared as a reaction to techno-optimism, AI hype, or arguments that new technology must automatically be accepted and adopted.

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