@troed I can see how this is a concern. And I can also see how 'utility or not' is perhaps not the main reason for opposition. There are many systemic issues going on at the same time, and people are often left out - experiencing being told they must adopt technology they don't have capacity to completely understand or dissect. In some cases people just know they didn't ask for it. In other cases they've seen enough of how it accelerates injustice, making any utility a moot point.
I believe the way it is generally being pushed and sold (and designed) is a huge part of the problem, as those methods rarely invite reflection and reasoning. Hence the focus on the inevitability messaging. But yeah, unexpected hostility can go both ways and perhaps addressing the source of the hostility should be of more concern from a societal perspective.