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[66] Innovation – a blessing, and a curse?
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Innovation is often hailed as the solution to many of society's problems, from climate change to economic growth. But is it really the silver bullet we think it is? In this rant, I examine how different societies have responded to innovation throughout history, the benefits and challenges it brings, and what we can learn from these examples today. What can the invention of the printing press, the Ottoman reticence to allow Arabic book printing, the Luddites in Britain and China’s century of humiliation tell us about the technological innovations of our own societies and how to cope with them?