Meaning of solutionism | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The belief that all difficulties have benign solutions, often of a technocratic nature.
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2. The providing of a solution or solutions to a customer or client (sometimes before a problem has been identified).
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Examples

“Solutionism is just a belief that for every problem there exists a solution; and successful persons are those who solve problems.”

“So before we can embark on discussing the shortcomings of solutionism in areas like politics or crime prevention, it's worth getting a better grasp of the pernicious intellectual influence of Internet-centrism—a task we turn to in the next chapter.”

“Evgeny Morozov defines this trend as solutionism: a normal problem-solving apparatus gone into overdrive (Morozov 2013). Thanks to ICTs, Morozov claims, new types of solutions that weren't possible a few years ago are now ready at hand.”

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