Second Renaissance · Paper 5 In Tech We Trust PDF
Second Renaissance series · Paper 5 · Essay

In Tech We Trust

The god-like authority of technology in the modern age, and what it means to set a wiser course

Authors
Rufus Pollock, Rosie Bell, Sylvie Barbier
From
Life Itself Sensemaking Studio
Published
February 2026
Version
1.0 beta · 45 min read
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Summary

This essay explores our late-modern relationship with technology, and asks what inner shift might help a future society find a wiser path. Modern society now relates to technology as a surrogate god; to steer a wiser course we need collective restraint grounded in a sense of interbeing, and choices guided by a fuller picture of human nature.

Keywords technology · modernity · cultural paradigm · collective action · interbeing · AI

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