I thoroughly enjoyed Geek Heresy by Kentaro Toyama, which is precisely about taking that trope apart. The book goes over a number of case studies about technocr

I thoroughly enjoyed Geek Heresy by Kentaro Toyama, which is precisely about taking that trope apart. The book goes over a number of case studies about technocrats thinking their purely technological solutions would "make the world a better place", and how they failed. It also goes over examples where no/low tech approaches succeeded. It's a quick, recommended read. https://www.amazon.com/Geek-Heresy-Rescuing-Social-Technology/dp/161039528X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1487369562&sr=8-1&keywords=geek+heresy https://www.amazon.com/Geek-Heresy-Rescuing-Social-Technolog...