ABSTRACT
This chapter argues that people choose what to fear to support their way of life, which is to say that perception of technology as harmful or helpful is a function of adherence to different ways of life. It shows that patterns of perception require explanation in terms of the values and social relations supported by the biases. As part of a commitment every social scientist must make to falsifiability, Charles E. Lindblom offers a challenge for which cultural theory is relevant. A libertarian rather than egalitarian volition," Lindblom continues, "equality of opportunity among tadpoles guarantees that most will never live to become frogs". Lindblom asks a corresponding question; the difference is that Lindblom attributes impairment to some people having too much power and, hence, advantage, and other people have too little. The chapter examines "The Anti-Gramsci" in reference to the Marxist theorist, Antonio Gramsci, who proposed the thesis that rule by force was lessened by institutional control over people's thoughts.
