Episode 55 - Project Xanadu
Advent of Computing
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Techno Utopianism
The basic idea of techno utopianism is that technology can be used to somehow better the human condition, eventually leading to a perfect world. With such a broad definition, anyone with some new technology and a dream of e life could be counted as part of this ideology. The other factor in most utopian programmes is isolation, or at least some type of controlled environment. This usually meant compounds, communes, or some other way to gather up adherence to the cause. Once technology advanced, especially once computers enter the picture, the techno part of utopian becomes a lot more emphasized.
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