"Technology is the glory of human ambition and achievement, the spearhead of progress, and the realisation of our potential.... It is time to be Techno-Optimists."

"Technology is the glory of human ambition and achievement, the spearhead of progress, and the realisation of our potential.
    "For hundreds of years, we properly glorified this – until recently.
    "I am here to bring the good news.
    "We can advance to a far superior way of living, and of being.
    "We have the tools, the systems, the ideas.
    "We have the will.
    "It is time, once again, to raise the technology flag.
    "It is time to be Techno-Optimists.
    "Techno-Optimists believe that societies, like sharks, grow or die.
    "We believe growth is progress – leading to vitality, expansion of life, increasing knowledge, higher well being.
    "We agree with Paul Collier when he says, 'Economic growth is not a cure-all, but lack of growth is a kill-all.'
    "We believe everything good is downstream of growth."

~ tech entrepreneur Marc Andreessen, from his 'Techno-Optimist Manifesto' 

                                                                                                [hat tip Robert Tracinski]

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