The fusion of neoliberal economic doctrine—privatization, deregulation, market fundamentalism—with technological infrastructure. Techno-neoliberalism treats everything as a platform to be optimized: public services become apps, citizens become users, democracy becomes algorithmic preference aggregation. It champions “disruption” as an end in itself, ignoring that disruption mostly transfers wealth upward. Techno-neoliberalism’s signature move is to frame privatization as innovation: replacing public libraries with Amazon, public transit with Uber, public healthcare with wearables. It uses technology to dismantle the public sphere while claiming to modernize it.
Techno-Neoliberalism Example: "The city sold its public transit data to a ride‑share company, calling it a 'smart city innovation'—techno‑neoliberalism, privatizing public infrastructure under the guise of tech progress."
by Abzugal Nammugal Enkigal March 26, 2026
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