Technophobes vrs technophiles

Technophobes

Those who dispute the claim of universal benefits from new information and communications technologies are often called technophobes, but the evidence shows they may be right after all. The prevailing view that the more technology we have, the better off we are, just isn't borne out by the evidence. "It's like claiming that owning a personal digital assistant will automatically make you more organized." 

 Furthermore, the notion much favored by managers that information science and technology is going to change your job for the better – so you should get with the program – that idea doesn't stand up to scrutiny either.

Conducted a review of the literature on the relationships between information and communications technologies and the larger social context in which these new technologies exist.

Technophilia

 Refers generally to a strong enthusiams for technology, especially new technologies such as personal computers, the internet, mobile phones and home cinema. The term is used in sociology  when examining the interaction of individuals with their society, especially contrasted with technophobia.

Technophilia and technophobia are the two extremes of the relationship between tecnology and society. The technophobe fears or dislikes technology, often regarding some or all technology with fear. This may be as a consequences of fear of change, a prior catastrophic experience with technology or because it may lead to a process of deshumanization. The technophile sees most or all technology as positive, adopting technology enthusiastically, and seeing it as a means to potentially improve life and combat social problems.