As the executive editor of Wired from its inception in 1993 until 1999, Mr. Kelly was responsible for what seemed even then like an extreme form of technological optimism.
These days it's best to err on the side of (technological) optimism.
Numerous studies of vehicle emission control policies suggest that, in many cases, technology and "technological optimism" shaped the policy process.
Technological optimism and political defeatism: this is a formula for the deferment of hard choices to an ever receding netherland of life after planetary death.
The computer revolution and the endless bull market on Wall Street have made technological optimism respectable and even chic again... Fashion designers, however, don't seem to be up to the task of reinventing fashion for the new millennium.
First, he notes the overwhelming dominance of neoliberal viewpoints and technological optimism in media reporting about climate change.
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There is no global problem, however dire or challenging, that cannot be solved by technological optimism.
This created an implicit contract that led to optimism and support for technological advancement.
One focus for technological intervention are telomeres.
