There is a variant on the halo effect which explains a lot of this. We have a tendency to choose sides. Once we do, we easily remember the good things about o

There is a variant on the halo effect which explains a lot of this. We have a tendency to choose sides. Once we do, we easily remember the good things about our side, and have a hard time believing the bad things. This is exactly reversed for the other side. It takes active work to remain balanced. So if you're on the side of technology, it is easy to talk about all the ways it improves our lives. And easy to discount the environmental impacts. Conversely if you're opposed to technology, you can easily quantify the harms. But will have an unduly rosy image of the benefits of natural things. Likewise it is hard for those who have lined up with web3, crypto, and so on to even hear well-informed and reasoned skepticism.