Technological progressivism
Technological progressivism has its roots in the European Enlightenment (c. 1700–1800), when progress became a synonym for good and technology came to be seen as a fundamental tool in progressive projects.
Good = Progress
Progress = Technology
• Technological progressivism assumes that technological change is inherently good and sees it as self-propagating, moving by the internal constraints of technology itself.
• For example, we view new technologies as progressive and older ones as old fashioned and use this as a reason for changing technologies.
• We advocate the adoption of new technologies with little reflection on their social impact or the broader question of whether or not we want those impacts
Good = Progress
Progress = Technology
• Technological progressivism assumes that technological change is inherently good and sees it as self-propagating, moving by the internal constraints of technology itself.
• For example, we view new technologies as progressive and older ones as old fashioned and use this as a reason for changing technologies.
• We advocate the adoption of new technologies with little reflection on their social impact or the broader question of whether or not we want those impacts
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