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Silicon Valley Techno-Optimism (contemporary), as stated, 2010-present

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Silicon Valley Techno-Optimism is a contemporary intellectual and cultural movement centered on the belief that technological innovation, particularly in computing, artificial intelligence, and biotechnology, will resolve major human challenges and expand human capabilities. It has operated primarily within the technology industry and venture capital ecosystem of the San Francisco Bay Area and has spread through online discourse, publishing, and affiliated institutions from roughly the 2010s onward.

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Tradition & Continuity and Sanctity & Transcendence run high with Authority & Hierarchy elevated, while Non-Maleficence sits low. Continuity is maintained through hierarchy rather than restraint, which is what separates it from Faithful Observance.

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