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Should I bother to read this article? > utopians who believe that computer technology is an unstoppable force for good and that anyone who resists or even look
by erikpukinskis 8y ago
Should I bother to read this article?
> utopians who believe that computer technology is an unstoppable force for good and that anyone who resists or even looks critically at the expanding hegemony of the digital is a benighted fool
This is such an absurdly straw-many straw man. Is the rest of the article just a takedown of this nonsense position? Or is there a good faith discussion of techno-optimism?
- mikestew 8y agoShould I bother to read this article? I found it to be a quick read, which is good because I also found it to be very shallow.
- goatlover 8y ago> This is such an absurdly straw-many straw man. Never heard or Ray Kurzweil before? The article mentions a couple other techno-utopians.
- erikpukinskis 8y agoRay Kurzweil says anyone who looks critically at the expanding hegemony of the digital is a benighted fool?
- stan_rogers 8y agoThat's a pretty good summary, yes.