<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # Every generation produces people who mistake their... > Every generation produces people who mistake their fear response for foresight. They see an unfamiliar machine, announce the end of civilization, congratulate themselves for their moral seriousness, and then quietly purchase the machine ten years later. **Source:** [[articles/AI-Tech Doomerism and Anti-Science Panic|AI-Tech Doomerism, Anti-Science Panic, those Who Sell Technological Exile]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Every generation produces people who mistake their fear response for foresight. They see an unfamiliar machine, announce the end of civilization, congratulate themselves for their moral seriousness, and then quietly purchase the machine ten years later.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-every-generation-produces-ten-years-later ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->