Directions: The short passage below is followed by a question based on its content. Answer the question on the basis of what is stated or implied in the passage.

One of the penalties of rapid technological change is its unsettling effect on large numbers of people who view it as a threat to their well-being and to the established order. This has been true, we are told, from the very beginnings of industrial history. It is especially true, I believe, of that shining symbol of modern technology — the computer. In our adulation of the computer and other new devices and techniques, we have dwelt too much on the amazing technological capabilities of new electronic hardware and have done far too little to demonstrate its equally amazing potential for advancing human welfare. As a result, we are witnessing what might be called a human backlash — a perfectly understandable anxiety as to what will become of the individual in a society that makes increasing use of highly sophisticated machines and large organizations to do its work.

Mixed with human awe and admiration of the new technology is a vague, disquieting fear that, because of the computer, man has somehow lost position in this world — has become less important in the scheme of things... The manifestations of this anxiety are not hard to find. Most of us, I'm sure, feel a strong bond of sympathy with the university student who carried a sign reading, “I am a human being; do not fold, bend, or mutilate.”

What is the theme of the passage?