The Religion of Technology
by David W. Noble · first published 1999
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"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!
on “Police arrest apparent leader of 'Zizian' group” ↗The article is worth it for the quotes from "David Noble['s] 1997 book The Religion of Technology." I'll have to check that out, because everything quoted there rings very true. Another good book in the same vein is Technopoly by Neil Postman: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technopoly. > There’s…
on “The Religion of Techno-Optimism” ↗This is a very interesting read to me, simply because the timing was perfect with my reading of "The Religion of Technology" by David Noble. In "The Religion of Technology" he argues that advancement through technology is completely meshed with religious myths (and not separated nor antithetical from religion), the redemption/salvation…
on “'e/acc' – Silicon Valley's favorite obscure theory about progress at all costs” ↗