Early techno-utopians dismissed structural inequality as a non-issue

Evidence

Naturally, when Barbook and Cameron’s critique of the Californian Ideology was published in Mute magazine, it garnered a number of indignant reactions. Louis Rossetto sputtered that it descended “into the kind of completely stupid comments on race in America that only smug Europeans can even attempt” while espousing “utterly laughable Marxist/Fabian kneejerk that there is such a thing as the info-haves and have-nots.” (His complete dismissal of structural inequality is telling.) — Alice E. Marwick, Status Update, 121

Categorization

• QUESTION: This seems important to the Californian Ideology framework — worth checking whether the critique chapter earlier laid out the full Barbook/Cameron argument.
• XREF: connects to: Early multiculturalism reified culture while ignoring structural inequality — David Theo Goldberg, John Solomos, A Companion to Racial and Ethnic Studies, 894; The ideology of scientific progress legitimated class hierarchy rather than lifting the poor — Carolyn Merchant, The Death of Nature: Women, Ecology,…, 712; The meritocracy myth masks structural inequality and justifies tech wealth — Alice E. Marwick, Status Update: Celebrity, Publicity,…, 673 (+1 more)

Broader Connections

• The ideology of scientific progress legitimated class hierarchy rather than lifting the poor #expands (0.85) — Carolyn Merchant, The Death of Nature, 712
• The meritocracy myth masks structural inequality and justifies tech wealth #expands (0.80) — Alice E. Marwick, Status Update, 673
• Early multiculturalism reified culture while ignoring structural inequality #corroborates (0.78) — David Theo Goldberg, John Solomos, A Companion to Racial and Ethnic Studies, 894