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techno-determinism

techno-determinism is the alternative spelling of technodeterminism.

Meaning of technodeterminism

Noun

technodeterminism (uncountable)

  1. The theory that technology drives improvements in society and culture.
    • Technodeterminism is alluring and convenient for newly powerful entrepreneurs because it absolves them of responsibility for what they do. Like priests at the altar, they're mere vessels of a much larger force that it would be futile to resist.2012, Eli Pariser, The Filter Bubble: What the Internet is Hiding from You

Questions about techno-determinism

What is techno-determinism the alternative spelling of?
Techno-determinism is the alternative spelling of technodeterminism.

Words near techno-determinism in the dictionary

  1. techno utopianism
  2. techno-
  3. techno-capitalism
  4. techno-capitalist
  5. techno-capitalists
  6. techno-determinism
  7. techno-determinist
  8. techno-determinists
  9. techno-erotic
  10. techno-eugenics
  11. techno-feudalism

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