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Encyclopedia > Technocrat

Technocrat can refer to:

  • An individual who makes decisions based solely on technical information and not personal or public opinion. This definition is usually applied to political decision makers who use this method to guide their actions.
  • A member of the technocratic movement, a future-oriented movement that supports the control of technology for the benefit of humanity.
  • A technical member of a quasi-technocracy that exists today (bureaucratic).
  • A derogatory term used to describe a person with technical skills who doesn't always consider all possible consequences of their use.
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Technocratic movement - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (2199 words)
The technocratic movement was a social movement most popular during the 1920s and 1930s, which advocated the optimization of the welfare of human beings by means of scientific analysis.
Technocrats claim that the price system has a severe lack of purchasing power, and has been propped up by wasteful tactics, major patches to the economic system, and increasingly huge amounts of debt, which began to increase exponentially after 1930.
Technocrats predict that at today's rates of energy conversion, no person will rationally be able to spend all their energy credits.
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