1997 "Internet would do no less than bring world peace by breaking down national borders" Title: Negroponte: Internet is way to world peace Publication: Reuters Source: technooptimism.org/archive/inte...

In the early 20th century, the telephone was advertised as a cure for loneliness - especially for rural women. Bit ironic today, given the links we now draw between phones and loneliness.

Evil Pessimists Archive be like:

hits different after spending three hours fixing archive file metadata 🥲

This is already a cool project, and with huge potential nonetheless. We need more focus on the history of ideas foundational for the digital age (see: Balbi et al 2021), and techno-optimism is chief among them

(1932) Title: Radio Assures Peace. Observers Belive Pen-Tode to Prove Mightier Than Sword Publication: Radio Guide

People once believed: – the telegraph would end war and prejudice, – moving pictures would make books obsolete, – the automobile would make people “too prosperous to fight”. I’ve built a digital archive of these kinds of promises. Techno-Optimism Archive

I’m happy to share that I’ve started a new position as a Research Fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School’s Program on Science, Technology and Society!

An article by M. Bylicki, E. Zawojska and myself has just been published in Technology in Society. We ask: Can stronger privacy protection for Facebook and Google users improve social welfare in Poland?