Table 1 The differences between populism and progressivism (source: ITIF, ([32], p., 2)
From: Innovation policy and international relations: directions for EU diplomacy
Tech populism | Tech progressivism |
|---|---|
Appeals to emotion | Appeals to reason |
Motivated by self-interest | Motivated by societal benefit |
Distrusts the system | Trusts the system |
Focuses on possible downsides | Focuses on benefits of progress |
Distrusts government and business | Sees business and government as extensions of collective action benefiting society |
Sees problems as “us versus them” | Sees problems as opportunities to work together |