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technodeterminism

technodeterminism noun: the theory that technology drives improvements in society and culture.

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
    • Technodeterminism is an essential stage in such a learning curve, whilst a broader understanding of neoliberal society (and its history) remains another vital pillar.2016, Geert Lovink, Social Media Abyss: Critical Internet Cultures and the Force of Negation, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN

Forms of technodeterminism

alternative formtechno-determinism

Origin of technodeterminism

From techno- + determinism.

Questions about technodeterminism

What does technodeterminism mean?
Technodeterminism means the theory that technology drives improvements in society and culture.
What part of speech is technodeterminism?
Technodeterminism is a noun.

Words near technodeterminism in the dictionary

  1. technodemocrat
  2. technodemocratic
  3. technodemocrats
  4. technodependence
  5. technodependency
  6. technodeterminism
  7. technodeterminist
  8. technodeterminists
  9. technodiversity
  10. technoeconomic
  11. technoeconomical

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