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Re:Technosolutionism Isn’t the Fix by claudiulodro on Monday January 18, 2021 @01:43PM (#25825000)
I agree, it's a nuanced issue. IMHO, the pandemic was heavily exacerbated by technosolutionism (air travel), which makes this sort of analysis difficult. At this stage in society, it's basically "is technology the solution for problems created by technology?" That's been a long-running debate with no clear answer.
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Re:Technosolutionism Isn’t the Fix by TeMPOraL on Monday January 18, 2021 @05:16PM (#25827328)
It's always been like this, ever since our ancestors figured out how to use stones to smash things. Technology solves problems and reveals or creates new ones. Which are to be solved with more technology.

It's somewhat obvious point if one looks at what the word means - "the application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes".

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