Scaling Techno-Optimistic Visions

Techno-optimism, or the enduring belief that technology use and production are promising for humanity, is bound up in past and ongoing ideals of modernity, progress, and “development.” As a particular form of hope and aspiration, techno-optimism is harnessed for nation-building and economic developm...

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Published in:Engaging science, technology, and society technology, and society, 2020-05, Vol.6, p.237-254
Main Authors: Avle, Seyram, Lin, Cindy, Hardy, Jean, Lindtner, Silvia
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
digital technology
entrepreneurial citizens
entrepreneurial life
scale
techno-optimism
technological promise
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Summary:Techno-optimism, or the enduring belief that technology use and production are promising for humanity, is bound up in past and ongoing ideals of modernity, progress, and “development.” As a particular form of hope and aspiration, techno-optimism is harnessed for nation-building and economic development projects that invest in the promise of scaling. This article demonstrates that this enduring techno-optimism requires various forms of entrepreneurial labor, and that the promise of scaling and technological progress together form a contemporary technique of governance.
ISSN:2413-8053
2413-8053
DOI:10.17351/ests2020.283