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Taylor Lorenz (quoted by MTS/@MTSlive on 2026-04-22) says techno-optimism…
Brief
Taylor Lorenz (via MTS/@MTSlive, 2026-04-22) traces the left’s loss of techno-optimism to the early-2010s tech industry’s embrace of Obama-era progressivism (“Obama, we love tech”) and argues critics wrongly conflate technology with big tech. She says it’s valid to target company policies while still valuing technology.
Why it matters
Taylor Lorenz (quoted by MTS/@MTSlive on 2026-04-22) says techno-optimism declined on the political left because the tech industry’s early-2010s alignment with Obama-era progressivism—summed up as “Obama, we love tech”—changed as companies evolved.
Key details
- Lorenz argues people conflate technology with “big tech” and big companies; she accepts criticism of large companies’ policies but insists that criticizing company behavior shouldn’t mean rejecting technology itself.