'Technological determinism presupposes that positive economic and socio-political change invariably springs from the transfer of advanced technologies to technologically under-developed societies — and it demands unquestioning compliance and deference on the part of these societies.'

https://matthewmoran.online/2024/03/28/techno-optimism-perverted-histories-and-stolen-futures/

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Techno-optimism, perverted histories and stolen futures

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