cyberutopianism
nounEtymology From cyber- + utopianism.
1
The belief that a utopia can be achieved in cyberspace.
- Near-synonym: techno-utopianism
- Cyberutopianism is a set of ideas and practices based on the assumption that information technologies and especially the World Wide Web can lead to a more prosperous and fairer society at the local, national, and global levels [Rheingold 2000].2018, A. Javier Treviño, editor, The Cambridge Handbook of Social Problems, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 137:
- Related terms
- cyberutopia, cyberutopian