Technology that is capable of disrupting an already established market by following a set of patterns. Viewed as a threat, challenge or insult, or?
Disruptive technologies are not easy to integrate into the market for 2 main reasons:
1) They disrupt the existing order unexpectedly, and at that moment, one has to go through the known phases of denial, allowing time for the market to become aware and accept them.
2) They are simply too ahead of their time, and the context is not conducive to appreciating the technological contribution.
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I wouldn't make such a general assessment: There are countries/societies that are more open to disruptive technologies (e.g. in Asia) and other countries/societies that are less open/more cautious towards disruptive technologies (e.g. in Europe, Orient). An always interesting sociological analysis of why this can be so, which is still worth reading, can be found in Max Weber's "Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism".
Yes, I think Americans in general are prone to evaluating everything as profit or loss in dollars. Real science isn't about the money, but to increase our understanding of the universe we occupy and the ability to use that information to advance humanity. It takes someone with "balls" and vision to develop something that others view as a threat.
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