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The Technocracy movement was an international political movement across the world that called for the substitution of bureaucrats by technical experts. It was first pioneered by Tsurushimese engineer Seto Nobuyuki, who wrote a series of newspaper articles calling for an end to the price system, and replacement of all bureaucracy. He wanted to create a "Soviet of Engineers" [a], where technical experts run the economy and government.
The aims of Technocracy could be summed up in a few words: "total abolition of the price system" and "bureaucratic domination." Technocratic thinkers expanded on these words to create two schools of Technocracy: the "Social Creditors," and the "Futurists." The Social Creditors believed the price system cannot be abolished, so instead the state should redistribute surpluses back to the populace, while the Futurists believed that new technology led to the creation of hyper-real images and myths - which can be used to mobilize the population towards constant technical advancement, and eventually the post-human [b]. These schools primarily fought over the radicalism of the movement - should it be an attempt to reshape humanity as we know it, or simply stop sabotage [c].
His ideas gained a wide following all over the world, and in 1890 the first Technocracy International was held. The International published the first proper 'Manifesto of Technocracy', created a society known as Technokult, and saw the first splinter sects develop. The Technocrats would participate in the Tsurushimese Revolution in 1893, and help draft the Technocratic Constitution in 1906. They would participate in Ochrani and Belisarian politics, with a large degree of influence along with other moderate leftist parties, becoming a major political force as the 20th century wore on.
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Notes
- ↑ A syndicalist council democracy of technical professionals, organized by sector.
- ↑ The post-human refers to post-humanism, where man and machine would be merged to create something after humanity.
- ↑ Sabotage in this case refers to when managers limit production and/or innovation to increase profitability.