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‘Techno-Optimism’ is Not Something You Should Believe In (www.currentaffairs.org)

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Techno-optimism is a dangerous philosophy whose adherents espouse the blind faith that market capitalism and technology will solve the world’s problems. In reality, this kind of optimism simply justifies elite power and promotes indifference to human suffering.

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[–] alyaza@beehaw.org 8 points 1 year ago

you know a manifesto is good when it thinks stakeholder capitalism can be lumped in with the nebulous concepts of sustainability and social responsibility, and then further adds that "tech ethics" is "against technology and against life":

Our present society has been subjected to a mass demoralization campaign for six decades – against technology and against life – under varying names like "existential risk", "sustainability", "ESG", "Sustainable Development Goals", "social responsibility", "stakeholder capitalism", "Precautionary Principle", "trust and safety", "tech ethics", "risk management", "de-growth", "the limits of growth".

really having a normal one, the "techno-optimists"