Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Relating to or involving both technology and electronics.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Before that, Brzezinski was executive director at the Trilateral Commission, a “New Ager” who envisioned a “technetronic society” in the United States.
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In the emerging postindustrial technetronic societies, the emphasis is on pragmatism, information, democracy, as well as philosophical skepticism, politically institutionalized on the basis of relative social well-being and insulated psychologically from the relatively poor parts of the world.
Out of Control Zbigniew Brzezinski 1993
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Brzezinski is describing a nightmare which he calls the "technetronic society" (the word like the concept is a pastiche of technology and electronics).
A Special Supplement: Technology: The Opiate of the Intellectuals McDermott, John 1969
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…. only the simpleminded know for sure. master mind control by the technetronic elite … stay tuned, don't change that channel: nose-pickers with tainted rubberbands, sky falling, "wolf!", crocodile tears and those who love them, something reallllllllllllll bad gonna happen, booga booga booga …
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Brzezinski defines the 'technetronic society' as, "a society that is shaped culturally, psychologically, socially, and economically by the impact of technology and electronics - particularly in the arena of computers and communications.
GlobalResearch.ca 2010
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"The technetronic era involves the gradual appearance of a more controlled society.
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"The technetronic era involves the gradual appearance of a more controlled society.
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"The technetronic era involves the gradual appearance of a more controlled society.
qms commented on the word technetronic
Your typical nerd’s not ironic
And rarely a geek is sardonic.
The bytes and the bits
Please literal wits
That coin horrors like technotronic.
March 22, 2018