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  1. > Utopian visions of earlier technological periods
    > If you thought that computers were the first panacea for all our ills, how about steam, electrical power, and electronics?

    Bertrand Russel on Science Arundhati Roy on power seems more helpful than #TechEuphoria writings.
    Steam had hype like #LLM #SalamiAI #CyberneticAI ..

    From #MythInformation by #LangdonWinner

    cs.swarthmore.edu/~meeden/phil

  2. Surveillance Capitalism foreseen in 1984
    > .. It's surprising how accurately Winner's [1984] predictions describe modern [2011] society. Passivity and complacency, the illusion of connectedness in the face of isolation, real democracy collapsing under the weight of increased media exposure and ubiquitous monitoring of citizens.

    darcynorman.net/notes/2011/201

    #DArcyNorman with
    #LangdonWinner on #MythInformation

    cs.swarthmore.edu/~meeden/phil

    #EdwardAFeigenbaum #PamelaMcCorduck #TheFifthGeneration