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Adam Lee
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The blind, dangerous enthusiasm of a ‘Techno-Optimist’

Billionaire Marc Andreessen’s Techno-Optimist Manifesto makes the case that technology is a pure blessing, that more is always better, and it shouldn’t be regulated or held back by anyone or anything. Here’s a skeptical counterpoint.

Jonathan MS Pearce
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Patagonia company owner gives it away to Planet Earth in perpetuity

Reading Time: 3 minutes The owner of outdoor clothing and equipment company Patagonia, Yvon Chouinard, is giving the entire company away to support the environment and fight climate change devastation, something that many in the humanist community interested in helping our planet, will laud. Yvon Ch