@ajroach42 There are technologies which are (in at least direct effects) force dampeners / dispersers. Though in general application those ... are probably still force multipliers as they're more available to those with an extant resource / capability advantage. These include shields, camouflage, and other types of mechanisms.

Otherwise, I tend to agree.

If I've not already pointed to it, see Bernhard J. Stern's "Resistances to the Adoption of Technological Innovations" (1937) which discusses how entrenched interests often oppose emergent and disruptive technologies, often with the cycle repeating itself, e.g., as with the telegraph industry against telephones, and telephony against the Internet.

Hard-to-read Internet Archive scan: archive.org/details/technologi

Hand-typed version (Markdown): rentry.co/szi3g

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