A political-economic system in which totalitarian attributes are enabled by pervasive technology, especially when related to big data.
Technology + Totalitarian = Techtarian
Early aspects of techtarianism can be seen in the United States PRISM project, China's attempts to use technology to monitor and control freedom of expression, State linked shut-downs of communications in times of crisis, wholesale monitoring of international communication systems, and systematic monitoring of big data to produce probabilities and risk profiles for those monitored, regardless of suspicious activity or nefarious intent by those monitored and/or without knowledge of those monitored.
Technology + Totalitarian = Techtarian
Early aspects of techtarianism can be seen in the United States PRISM project, China's attempts to use technology to monitor and control freedom of expression, State linked shut-downs of communications in times of crisis, wholesale monitoring of international communication systems, and systematic monitoring of big data to produce probabilities and risk profiles for those monitored, regardless of suspicious activity or nefarious intent by those monitored and/or without knowledge of those monitored.
While the ultimate manifestations of techtarian systems are not yet defined, the use of technology toward totalitarian ends is emerging as a result of state based efforts to manipulate, monitor and control aspects of technology for the purposes of advancing state based objectives.
by Kaskaad June 13, 2013
Get the techtarian mug.Technological Libertarian i.e. someone who believes that technological innovation and the Internet are best governed by free market principles. This use of the term is believed to be coined by the LAUNCH Conference blog team in a post on BitCoins (L019: Bitcoin P2P Currency: The Most Dangerous Project We've Ever Seen, Posted Sunday, May 15, 2011)
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We made this term up to describe the “good people” of the internet who believe in the fundamental rights of individuals to be free, have free speech, fight hypocrisy and stand behind logic, technology and science over religion, political structure and tradition. These are the people who build and support things like Wikileaks, Anonymous, Linux and Wikipedia. They think that people can, and should, govern themselves. They are against external forms of control such as DRM, laws that are bought and sold by lobbyists, and religions like Scientology. They include splinter groups that enforce these ideals in the form of hacktivism, such as the takedown of the Sony Playstation Network after Sony tried to prosecute a hacker for unlocking its console.
From the LAUNCH blog:
We made this term up to describe the “good people” of the internet who believe in the fundamental rights of individuals to be free, have free speech, fight hypocrisy and stand behind logic, technology and science over religion, political structure and tradition. These are the people who build and support things like Wikileaks, Anonymous, Linux and Wikipedia. They think that people can, and should, govern themselves. They are against external forms of control such as DRM, laws that are bought and sold by lobbyists, and religions like Scientology. They include splinter groups that enforce these ideals in the form of hacktivism, such as the takedown of the Sony Playstation Network after Sony tried to prosecute a hacker for unlocking its console.
You'd think that Bob would be in favor of Net Neutrality to help keep ISPs from creating different classes of Internet users, but he's a Technotarian so he doesn't believe that the government has a right to regulate ISPs in the first place.
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Someone who only eats tacos or any food made in mexico.
Mexitarian similar to tacotarian but this person likes tacos and any food in Mexico and who will go know where or do nothing unless it is in Mexico
Someone who only eats tacos or any food made in mexico.
Mexitarian similar to tacotarian but this person likes tacos and any food in Mexico and who will go know where or do nothing unless it is in Mexico
Tacotarian
1.Did u know that Bob is a tacotarian/mexitarain
2. Adam won't eat pizza he is a fucking tacotarian/mexitarian.
Mexitarian
1. I will not go golfing with you or go anywhere with you unless it is in mexico because I am a mexitarian and I love tacos because i am also a tacotarian.
2.Mom I'm married a Mexitarian/tacotarian so I am moving to mexico and going to eat some tacos.
1.Did u know that Bob is a tacotarian/mexitarain
2. Adam won't eat pizza he is a fucking tacotarian/mexitarian.
Mexitarian
1. I will not go golfing with you or go anywhere with you unless it is in mexico because I am a mexitarian and I love tacos because i am also a tacotarian.
2.Mom I'm married a Mexitarian/tacotarian so I am moving to mexico and going to eat some tacos.
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After transferring my parents over to their new smart phones I realized I was the techtriarch of the family.
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GUy: AYE YO! THAT'S TECHTORINA!!!
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GUy: AYE YO! THAT'S TECHTORINA!!!
techtorina: hey!
Girl: WE LOVE YOUR NAME!!!!
Is nickname is techtorina!
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