Technology is often seen as something which will inevitably progress and the march of progress is inevitable. This is an oversimplification as cultures still existing in hunter gatherer societies show technological progress can slow or functionally stop.
However could progress halt at other stages? Could a civilisation freeze at higher technological level, could a civilisation remain at a medieval tech level for millennia?
This is a trope often seen in fantasy fiction but how possible would it be in our world? Is it impossible with a Luddite ideology making it happen?
However could progress halt at other stages? Could a civilisation freeze at higher technological level, could a civilisation remain at a medieval tech level for millennia?
This is a trope often seen in fantasy fiction but how possible would it be in our world? Is it impossible with a Luddite ideology making it happen?