# Pessimism About Potentially Life-enhancing Technologies Is Not New by Chelsea Follett > "Pessimism about potentially life-enhancing technologies is not new." > **— Chelsea Follett**, *Pessimism Viewed in Historical Perspective* ## Sources and Context - **Direct publication (2016-02-05):** [Pessimism Viewed in Historical Perspective](https://humanprogress.org/pessimism-in-historical-perspective/) — exact wording verified in the article text. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/AI-Science Doomers and Anti-Science Doomers|AI-Science Doomers and Anti-Science Doomers]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Article:** [[articles/The End Is Near — AI Doom, Anti-Science Panic, and the Primates Who Sell Technological Exile|The End Is Near — AI Doom, Anti-Science Panic, and the Primates Who Sell Technological Exile]] - **Article:** [[articles/STFU About AI and Water and Just Eat Your Burger|STFU About AI and Water and Just Eat Your Burger]] - **Article:** [[articles/Digital Darwinism and the Invisible World of Machine Evolution|Digital Darwinism and the Invisible World of Machine Evolution]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/HumanProgress.org|HumanProgress.org]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "Pessimism about potentially life-enhancing technologies is not new." — Chelsea Follett, Pessimism Viewed in Historical Perspective, 2016-02-05 https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-chelsea-follett-technology-pessimism-not-new ```