Technoliberalism, or TechLib is a 
centrist ideology leaning on the libertarian right quadrant. They believe in the ideals of liberty, self-awareness, individuality, decentralization, and responsibility while developing technologies that are available to the general public and the five core interests of technoliberalism such as the construction of government, environmentalism, economics, education and science, and civil liberties.
"Inclusive of both social and economic liberalism in its focus on the relationships between technology and freedom, technoliberalism is a discourse that attempts to make concentration on contradictions impossible."
History
In the book Technoliberalism and the End of Participatory Culture in the United States, Adam Fish describes technoliberalism as the belief that network technologies reduce the contradictions of a society that nurtures both the free market of 
Classical Liberalism and the social welfare of 
Social Liberalism.[1]
At the heart of the philosophy of technoliberalism as a belief and movement is "a predominant belief in technology, a suspicion of traditional modernist institutions, and the belief that the cumulative consequences of individual involvement in technology will generate social benefits."[2] The main beliefs of this ideology correspond to five main interests: Construction of the Government, education and science, economics, 
environment and 
civil liberties. They include:
Protecting the freedom of individuals while preserving the freedom of others.
Free markets with strict rules.
Fair taxation, especially for big companies.
Protecting the planet by strictly regulating the damage to the environment- Strengthening the power of small and medium businesses.
Freedom of speech and communication technologies.
Emphasis on technological advances, not on the status quo.
Personality and Behaviour
Technoliberalism is the son of 
Technocracy and they can be seen doing parent/child activities. He can be portrayed as a stereotypical 
Liberal, with the added quality of being a massive nerd, obsessively speaking about science and often correcting other balls about minor mistakes. Despite this, he doesn’t really do anything with malice, but he is, however, often snarky and passive-aggressive to those he disagrees with.
He loves the internet, and is often seen web-surfing, web-designing, and gaming. Thus, he might be portrayed as a stereotypical internet figure, such as a live streamer, or as a mold more similar to someone like Internet Historian. When he is not doing that, he may be seen researching S.T.E.M., listening to Mastadon, trading crypto, or watching YouTube.
When offline, he is probably tinkering with tech, performing a science experiment, or being in nature, which he has a deep love for, and often using electric cars or solar-powering his home.
How to Draw
Like Technocracy, TechLib is simple to draw.
- Draw a ball.
- Draw a yin-yang symbol in light grey and dark midnight blue.
- Draw in the eyes.
You're done!
| Color Name | HEX | RGB | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Light Grey | #BFBFBF | 191, 191, 191 | |
| Dark midnight blue | #003366 | 0, 51, 102 | |
Relations
Friends
Liberalism - My dad taught me that human rights need to be protected at all costs.
Capitalism - Best economic model. (Don't get mad at my regulations please, they're necessary!)
E-Democracy - We need to increase popular participation through technology.- Piratism - Defending civil liberties with an emphasis on internet rights? That's quite based not gonna lie.
Scientocracy - We must follow the science!
Technogaianism & Green Liberalism - We need to protect our planet by any means necessary while developing technology and protecting our rights.
Civil Libertarianism - Protecting the individual's freedom while respecting others, I like that!- Regulationism - Fair regulation and fair taxation are necessary. (But not too much!)
Social Capitalism & 
Ordo-Liberalism - Freiburg School is ultrabased.
Eco-Capitalism - Wonderful! Just needs some more regulation and it'd be perfect.
Social Liberalism - Fellow liberal who supports fairly regulated capitalism. Great guy.
Social Libertarianism - We have quite a lot in common! (You could say Yang supports both of us...)
Social Democracy - Yet another person who believes in economic and environmental justice! (You do go abit too far with the regulations for my taste though...)
Nordic Model - Eesti can into Nordic!
Radical Centrism - Compromise!
Frenemies
Technocracy - I love you, mom, and I do like your sentiment of being intelligent, but why do you argue with me for supporting liberal ideas? Isn't it how this world should be run?
Technosocialism - Transhumanism is based, but socialism is cringe.
Democratic Socialism - I like that you also advocate for democracy and regulation, but socialism takes things way too far left. And I prefer STEM power over worker power anyway.
Classical Liberalism - Okay, but you're a minarchist obsessive. Still better than Misestard.
Neoliberalism - Woah woah woah! slow down there bud, trickle down economics don't work!
Third Way - And you are just a bastardized version of your brother.
Francoism - You like science and merit too, but you are too authoritarian.
Lowellism - Some pretty based policies but you're still a Neo-Nazi.
Enemies
Reactionary Modernism and 
Neoreactionaryism - Stop saying, that you are better in technological questions!
- - We are,
midwit.
Neoluddism - I'm not exactly sure how you plan on getting rid of all the world's technology.
Anarcho-Primitivism - Sending everyone back to the stone age is not going to liberate anyone.
Socialism - If you want a raise next week, you need to stop protesting and do your science experiments or something.
Conservative Socialism - Ugh. S*cialist with backward cultural views.
Industrialism - Please follow my environmental regulations.
Austrian School - You do realize that the free market needs some regulation in order to function properly?
Right-Wing Populism - You're suffering from conspiracy brainrot, get help immediately.
Bolsonarism - Fake liberal, stop promoting pseudoscience.
Kakistocracy - I will prevent you.
Pol Potism - Absolutely disgusting.
Fourth Theory - I am living proof that liberals are not the "tards" you claim they are.
Further Information
Literature
Articles
- Five theses on technoliberalism and the networked public sphere
- The Surrogate Effect: Technoliberalism and Whiteness in a “Post” Labor Era
- Technoliberalism and the End of Participatory Culture in the United States (Article about the book)
Wikipedia
YouTube
Channels
Notes
Gallery
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