It really comes down to culture wars and partisanship. If people on the right didn't see this kind of stuff as a darling of the left they wouldn't fight tooth and nail. There are people on both sides calling themselves conservatives and progressives who are really right wingers and left wingers: they mostly don't take positions based on beliefs, they take positions just opposing whatever the other side wants and then they try to find a high-minded justification for why.When I see a thread with this title, my thought is that the OP is one of those guys who thinks the horse and buggy industry is here to stay.
But, hey, keep searching for evidence that will support technology denying idiocy. It's fun to watch.