On the path of new tech adoption, different types of people adopt the new tech at different times. Some need more time to get used to the idea, while others jump in quickly and eagerly, perhaps even well before a “normal person” even hears about the new tech. As more and more of society adopts the new tech, there are two ways one could communicate with people slower to open up to it: you can take the handholding approach, or you can shame and make fun of them.
It turns out Pete Buttigieg and I are the same age, and this is a bit of a funny comparison for me. In the early 2000s, I was convinced I’d never have a cell phone — because I saw no need for one. Yes, I was apparently a tech-adoption luddite at that time, and it stings a little bit that Buttigieg is comparing anti-EV nutjobs onreader , he also noted that “the automotive sector is moving toward EVs, and we can’t pretend otherwise.
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