In 1453, an engineer named Orban offered Constantinople revolutionary cannons.
The Emperor refused. "We're fine. Our walls have held for a thousand years."
Orban took his technology to the Ottoman Sultan instead. Fifty-three days later, Constantinople fell. An empire collapsed because its leader believed he could opt out of emerging technology while his rival adopted it.
We're Orban. We make you the offer. What happens next is up to you.