Meaning of techno-fundamentalism | Babel Free

Definitions

A body of beliefs that places unwavering faith in the power of technology to solve all societal problems and advance human progress.

uncountable, usually

Examples

“Virilio argues thar the latest and most pervasive form of technology as ideology is techno-fundamentalism. Such fundamentalism is, for Virilio, merely a furtherance of the scientific will to power, but one that begins to become the dominant frame through which our existence is measured.”

“I'm afraid your techno-fundamentalism is as mindless and as full of evil potential as Christian fundamentalism (or Islamic fundamentalism, etc.)”

“They call it "techno-fundamentalism" because there's no reason to believe we will necessary find technology to solve all our problems in time to prevent disasters. There's only faith in the potential of technology.”

“Techno-fundamentalism assumes not only the means and will to triumph over adversity through gadgets and schemes but also the sense that invention is the best of all possible methods of confronting problems.”

“However, in 2011 Say Chan found that something interesting had started to happen to OLPC’s XO laptop in Peru. In the rural region of Puno, locals recognized the deep techno-fundamentalism of its “air drop” deployment model, noting that “when they arrived, there was no option [other than to accept them]” (2014).”

“Instead of solutionism and techno-fundamentalism, we need to carefully explore the terms on which problems and solutions are made.”

CEFR level