Technophobia

By Joni M Virolainen ·

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Howdy!

So you have trouble accepting that technophobia (and techno worshipping)
in TNE. I have a little trouble with this technophobia thing too.
In my game technophobic planets are those planets which had high TL before
the collapse and a (very) low TL now in the new era. I can't imagine a TL 7
planet with technophobia. Those planets doesn't worship technology either.

But I think that technophobic planets are possible, even probable.
For example let's assume you had a dog when you was a child, you really loved
it and felt very sad when it died. But you decided not to buy a new dog. After
several years from your dog's death you walk in the street minding your own
business when a BIG DOG (maybe even rabies infected) attacks you! It really
beats you up tearing half of your face to unrecognisable mass, eats your
right arm and piss on your back. Then you wake up in a hospital and recover
slowly and even if you recover fully you will fear dogs or at least feel very
nervous when you see one again. I'm *not* hoping that this ever happens to
any of you guys and I don't even hate dogs that's just an example, right?

With this example I wanted to tell you how irrational phobias are. And what
comes to that point that most grand fathers remember that glorious time when
technology was people's friend, they also remember their
friends who were killed by Virus infected machines. How about that technology
worshipping? If there are a living Virus infected computer controlled military
base or high port which can affect the people's life for example making it very
short, can be a very possible subject of worshipping. Heck, people worship
even abstract things which somebody claims to be gods.  I suppose that
nobody worships a microwave owen, on the other hand why not?

I'd like to hear about that Earth Colony campaign and more about that
bodysnatcher adventure.

Well, I suppose that's it...

And remember...

 ... Mercenaries don't die, they just go to Hell to recruit

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