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98.30.194.110
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07:36:04 PM Mar 4th 2010
edited by 98.30.194.110
I posted before but it got lost in the transition to the new system. The name "Schizo Tech" refers to schizophrenia, but the theme of the trope examples is mixing technology from different eras, like the tech has "multiple personalities." Multiple personalities are the primary symptom of Multiple Personality Disorder (now called Dissociative Identity Disorder), not Schizophrenia. Most people incorrectly refer to instances of split personalities as schizophrenia. Schizophrenia's main symptoms are delusions, hallucinations, disorganized thought, and altered emotional expression. Clearly this name is at odds with the theme of the trope examples and I'd like to see this trope renamed "Anachronistic Tech" for the sake of accuracy and clarity, and to avoid furthering this misconception about schizophrenia. —Andrea 4 Mar 2010
Bettina
01:40:35 AM May 22nd 2011
I agree entirely. The name "Schizo Tech" is not only inaccurate, it is incredibly offensive. It presents a view of schizophrenia that is trivialized and belittling, and the term "schizo" is often used as a slur against those suffering from mental illness. We are, as it happens, talking about an illness that the World Health Organization has deemed one of the ten most debilitating diseases out there.

If you don't like Anachronistic Tech, perhaps Eclectic Tech? Or we could take a third option....
FarseerLolotea
09:33:09 PM Jul 8th 2011
I'm about to put in Technology Kitchen Sink as a redirect.
Bionicman
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03:35:21 AM Mar 11th 2010
edited by Bionicman
I removed a paragraph about Avatar: The Last Airbender, because it could be used as a model example of why Justifying Edits are discouraged. It didn't point out factual inaccuracies in the original point, it was excessively long, its explanations amounted to 'it isn't completely impossible,' and it even resorted to 'All There In The Manual' and 'It Makes Sense In Context.'
Humility
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03:07:53 AM Mar 30th 2010
In fantasy settings there are quite logical reasons for rockets and missiles to be quite advanced and swords to be still used.

The answer is armor. Cheap and affordable high quality steel armor would obsolete nonrifled firearms before they even get developed.

That leaves virtually no incentive to develop guns beyond the first experimental handcannons.

Add in mythical even stronger then steel metals and even modern technological firearms would probably be ill-favored.

So if its only Schizo tech when there are advanced technologies that shouldn't really be then many of the examples listed don't apply.
WiseBass
09:06:54 AM Oct 25th 2010
It would need to be "mass-produced" steel as well, otherwise your argument doesn't really apply (at which point, you're dealing with an industrialized society that might very well develop rifled fire-arms as part of a range of experimentation with different types of weapons).

Moreover, steel is frequently heavy. Sure, your foot soldiers might be able to run around in steel armor, but at what price in terms of mobility and vulnerability to other types of weapons? That's the reason why knights eventually became extinct - it became too difficult and costly to protect them from increasingly advanced guns (and this was before rifling).

On top of that, "missiles" is a broad category. Even if your civilization doesn't develop guns, they could go down the "crossbow" route, and would likely eventually get back to guns if they end up using cannons/explosives.
hayleychaotix
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08:56:18 PM Jun 4th 2011
edited by hayleychaotix
(I'm not sure if I should ask this but after getting a message about natter I'm not taking chances) In the Video Games section there's a paragraph about Sonic Riders. The part of it that fits the trope is explained in the sequel, in a way that sort of makes it not fit into the trope anymore. Should the paragraph be deleted, or just add on that it was explained eventually.
Madcapunlimited
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07:57:34 AM Nov 23rd 2011
Here's a question- would a world where technology is restricted by class be schizo tech? As in- the rich have all the aircars and iphones they want but the poor have horse drawn carriages and a telegraph. Or is that a different trope?
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