cyberutopianism · noun — the belief that a utopia can be achieved in cyberspace. It carries an Arena rating of 1351, earned across 3 head-to-head judged battles.
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Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, cyberutopianism ranks #2,827 of 17,176 for Most Incisive Words, #4,998 of 17,130 for Most Ponderous Words, #6,701 of 17,205 for The Improbable, #7,040 of 17,163 for Most Sublime Words.
Why “cyberutopianism” is a great word
CYBERUTOPIANISM — [Noun] The belief that the internet and cyberspace inherently foster or can be used to create an ideal, emancipatory, and democratic society. From the prefix cyber- (relating to computers, information technology, and virtual reality) + utopianism (the belief in or pursuit of a perfect society). Unlike "technological realism," which offers a pragmatic assessment of technology's societal impacts, or "digital dystopianism," which fixates on inherent digital dangers and controls, cyberutopianism is an act of faith in the liberating architecture of the network itself. It is the shimmer of a thousand glowing screens promising a borderless agora, the clean click of a petition that will topple a tyranny, the whispered hope in a chatroom that this time, the technology will not be turned against us—a secular prayer for grace in the machine, offered just before the servers go dark.
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Etymology
From cyber- + utopianism.
noun
- The belief that a utopia can be achieved in cyberspace.e.g.“Near-synonym: techno-utopianism”
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