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* Wikipedia defines Techno-populism<ref>Wikipedia ''Techno-populism'' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Techno-populism</ref> as either a populism in favor of technocracy or a populism concerning certain technology – usually information technology – or any populist ideology conversed using digital media. It can be employed by single politicians or whole political movements respectively. Neighboring terms used in a similar way are technocratic populism, [[Technology Populism]] and cyber-populism. Italy’s Five Star Movement and France’s La République En Marche! have been described as technopopulist political movements. | * Wikipedia defines Techno-populism<ref>Wikipedia ''Techno-populism'' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Techno-populism</ref> as either a populism in favor of technocracy or a populism concerning certain technology – usually information technology – or any populist ideology conversed using digital media. It can be employed by single politicians or whole political movements respectively. Neighboring terms used in a similar way are technocratic populism, [[Technology Populism]] and cyber-populism. Italy’s Five Star Movement and France’s La République En Marche! have been described as technopopulist political movements. | ||
| − | * Like many currently | + | * Like many people part of a demographic that currently have power, Nietzsche saw democracy as a tool of the masses to oppress the few. As Nietzsche despised the “herd”, he was not only opposed to the idea of the majority having all the power but outright afraid of it. While he was not particularly political, he was less concerned with the majority making poor choices and more with them using the state to impose their morality on the free-spirited loners who made up a small part of the population. These are the ideas espoused by Ayn Rand. |
==The Role of Conflict== | ==The Role of Conflict== | ||
Revision as of 13:00, 5 July 2023
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Technology Populism is “an adoption trend led by a technology-native workforce that self provisions collaborative tools, information sources, and human networks – requiring minimal or no ongoing support from a central IT organization”[1]
Context
- Wikipedia defines Techno-populism[2] as either a populism in favor of technocracy or a populism concerning certain technology – usually information technology – or any populist ideology conversed using digital media. It can be employed by single politicians or whole political movements respectively. Neighboring terms used in a similar way are technocratic populism, Technology Populism and cyber-populism. Italy’s Five Star Movement and France’s La République En Marche! have been described as technopopulist political movements.
- Like many people part of a demographic that currently have power, Nietzsche saw democracy as a tool of the masses to oppress the few. As Nietzsche despised the “herd”, he was not only opposed to the idea of the majority having all the power but outright afraid of it. While he was not particularly political, he was less concerned with the majority making poor choices and more with them using the state to impose their morality on the free-spirited loners who made up a small part of the population. These are the ideas espoused by Ayn Rand.
The Role of Conflict
References
- ↑ Forrester Report Hidden https://www.forrester.com/allSearch?query=technology%20populism&publishedSinceInDays=-1&sortType=relevance&accessOnly=true&activeTab=allResults
- ↑ Wikipedia Techno-populism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Techno-populism
