Chapter 2: Technosalvation
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Meet our second genus of Dragons – Ideologies. These are constellations of beliefs and values; filters for understanding the world. One species of Ideology has flourished in the modern era: the Dragon of Technosalvation – A belief that technology can fix all our problems, and by extension, the climate. To learn more about the Dragons of Climate Inaction (+ musical credits, citations, and more) visit futureecologies.net/dragons (https://www.futureecologies.net/dragons) Support the show at patreon.com/futureecologies (https://www.patreon.com/futureecologies)
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