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cyberutopianism en · NOUN

Etymology

From cyber- + utopianism.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) The belief that a utopia can be achieved in cyberspace.
    • Near-synonym: techno-utopianism
    • Cyberutopianism is a set of ideas and practices based on the assumption that information technologies and especially the World Wide Web can lead to a more prosperous and fairer society at the local, national, and global levels [Rheingold 2000]. 2018, A. Javier Treviño, editor, The Cambridge Handbook of Social Problems, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 137:

Coordinates

techno-optimism · cyberoptimism · techno-futurism · technophoria · technodeterminism

Relateds

cyberutopian · cyberutopia

Synonyms

techno-utopianism