technopessimism

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From techno- +‎ pessimism.

Noun

technopessimism (uncountable)

  1. The belief that modern technology will have negative effects on society.
    Antonyms: techno-optimism; cyberoptimism, techno-utopianism, cyberutopianism, technophoria, technophilia
    Coordinate terms: technodeterminism, techno-futurism
    Near-synonyms: cyberpessimism; technophobia, cyberphobia, computerphobia, Internetphobia
    • 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[1], →ISSN:
      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.
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