What is ‘techno-optimism’? 2 technology scholars explain the ideology that says technology is the answer to every problem
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Nor is it in a state of decline, as Andreessen and other techno-optimists such as Elon Musk would have you believe.
Key Points:
- Nor is it in a state of decline, as Andreessen and other techno-optimists such as Elon Musk would have you believe.
- As scholars who study technology and society, we have observed that techno-optimism easily attaches itself to the public’s desire for a better future.
- The questions of how that future will be built, what that future will look like and who will benefit from those changes are harder to answer.
- It suggests that technological progress can solve every problem known to humans – a belief also known as techno-solutionism.