Techno-fundamentalism is the belief that one can, and must, invent the next technology to fix the problem caused by the last technology; the idea that every problem will be solved by technological advance. [1][2] Exclusive focus on technology when discussing complex social transformations invariably veers towards #techno-fundamentalism, just that technology is not good or evil, but ambiguous, driving society into multiple directions at once. In a way, techno-fundamentalism is the avoidance of politics by translating social problems into technical solutions. [3]

References

1. Techno-Fundamentalism, softpanorama.org
2. Techno-Fundamentalism Can't Save You, Mark Zuckerberg, newyorker.com
3. The Googlization of Everything: (And Why We Should Worry), by Siva Vaidhyanathan

Contexts

• #startup-lexicon (See: @Startup Glossary)