Welcome to the Technocracy: Dreams of forgotten movement from the 1930s live on
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- Howard Scott founded Technocracy Incorporated in the 1930s, advocating for a society led by engineers and technicians.
- The movement proposed a centralized North American state called 'The Technate,' using energy accounting for resource allocation.
- Technocracy gained popularity during the Great Depression, attracting futurists and scientists, but declined after Scott's credibility was questioned.
- Modern tech elites, like Elon Musk and Peter Thiel, unconsciously revive technocratic ideals, focusing on data-driven social engineering and AI.
- Technocracy Incorporated viewed democracy as inferior, promoting rule by a technocratic elite predestined by biological superiority.
- Jacques Ellul's concept of 'technique' highlights the unstoppable drive for efficiency in technocracy, often at society's expense.
- Today's tech leaders, such as Mark Zuckerberg and Sam Altman, push for technological advancement with little regard for democratic processes or public consent.