technophobia theme

A character exhibits notable fear and dislike of one, some, or all advanced technological devices.

Examples

In tz1959e2x04 "A Thing About Machines", Mr. Finchley was utterly terrified of his home appliances, which from his point of view, were out to get him.

8 total · 1 choice · 2 major · 5 minor

StoryLevelMotivation
tz1959e2x04 choice Mr. Finchley was utterly terrified of his home appliances, which from his point of view were out to get him.
ent2x10 major Hoshi was fearful of using the transporter.
tng6x02 major Barclay was fearful of using the transporter.
ent4x10 minor Archer preferred a good old fashioned shuttlepod to the newfangled transporter.
movie: Annihilator (1986) minor Angela would have nothing to do with computers. Her android replace, by contrast, was a computer whiz.
rh2012e1x01 minor Hans leveled an accusation of technophobia against Inger when she balked at the prospect of having a Hubot servant in their home.
tng2x22 minor Miles O'Brien made a sarcastic remark about how much Dr. Pulaski loved using the transporter.
videogame: Final Fantasy VI (1994) minor The story made light of Cyan's anxiety around using machines at various junctures.