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Techno-Negative: Rethinking Humanity's Troubling Relationship with Technology

4/8/2026

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Thomas Dekeyser's book Techno-Negative analyzes resistance to technology, citing the Luddites in England and CLODO in France.
Dekeyser argues for techno-abolitionism and seeks to reshape the narrative surrounding technological progress.
He notes that historical attitudes often viewed technology as sinister, with the medieval Church associating it with sin.
The book calls for dissent against modern technologies that threaten humanity and the environment and urges readers to rethink our relationship.

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Thomas Dekeyser's book Techno-Negative analyzes resistance to technology, citing the Luddites in England and CLODO in France.
Dekeyser argues for techno-abolitionism and seeks to reshape the narrative surrounding technological progress.
He notes that historical attitudes often viewed technology as sinister, with the medieval Church associating it with sin.
The book calls for dissent against modern technologies that threaten humanity and the environment and urges readers to rethink our relationship.