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How the introduction of the push-button in the late 19th century freaked people out
Friday September 30, 2022. 04:23 PM , from BoingBoing
Does this sound familiar? A new technology comes to market and naysayers, skeptics, and Luddites proclaim the end to all that's good, holy, and human. As media studies scholar Rachel Plotnick discovered, that's how people reacted in the late 19th century with the introduction of the electric push-button. — Read the rest
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