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> the hope that technological progress will lead to a good future is the third-most popular ideology in the US Hope is not an ideology, but I would be interest
by mcmcmc 2y ago
> the hope that technological progress will lead to a good future is the third-most popular ideology in the US
Hope is not an ideology, but I would be interested to see what kind of source you have on that.
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- hollerith 2y agoHope is not an ideology, but it can be deeply comforting for a person to identify with an entity or process bigger than any person. Some identify with our civilization's process of scientific discovery and technological development. Ideology is not the only motivation: many here hope to profit personally from the continued rapid development of AI.
- mcmcmc 2y agoSo, no source then. You cannot include everyone with “hope” or everyone with capitalist leanings as adherents of a relatively fringe belief system. Hoping for personal profit is again not an ideology.
- piva00 2y ago"The Religion of Technology" by David F. Noble is a good historical summary of such ideology. The ideology has been around for a long time, the new phase with tech is just the latest iteration of it. Totally recommend the read!