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In the last few decades, technological progress has proceede
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In the last few decades, technological progress has proceeded at such a dizzying rate that, beyond the obvious advantages a given technology confers on the user, the non-specialist becomes ______ when pressed to explain how anything really works.
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| elegiac |
| belligerent |
| confident | baffled | complacent |
| perplexed |
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Technology is very advanced. If it was very basic, we could explain it easily. Since it is advanced, though, anyone who isn't a specialist has no idea how things work. We're all confused.
"Baffled" and "perplexed" capture this meaning of being confused when trying to explain advanced technology.
"Baffled" and "perplexed" capture this meaning of being confused when trying to explain advanced technology.
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