technopessimism
nounEtymology From techno- + pessimism.
1
The belief that modern technology will have negative effects on society.
- Near-synonyms: cyberpessimism; technophobia, cyberphobia, computerphobia, Internetphobia
- Lately I’ve been wrestling with techno-pessimism myself. At least once a day I throw aside my phone, disgusted with my reliance on it, rebellion that might last as long as 15 minutes before I go crawling back.2024 February 17, Tom Lamont, “‘Humanity’s remaining timeline? It looks more like five years than 50’: meet the neo-luddites warning of an AI apocalypse”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
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