Techno-Socialism

Techno-Socialism is an economically left, culturally progressive ball found near top left of the libertarian left quadrant. He believes socialism can only be achieved through automation, robotics and emerging technology to allow everyone to live off the wealth produced by publicly owned machines. This young ball is convinced that any attempt to build socialism without automation will simply lead to state capitalism so his solution is to remove human labor from the equation with robotics. A strong believer in progress for its own sake techno-socialismball supports rapid, unrestrained scientific progress to make the status quo obsolete.

He can be obsessed with freeing people from any need to work by giving their job to robots and often can't shut up about the latest scientific breakthrough. Some of his followers want an elected government to nationalize and automate the economy in order to give everyone a UBI and free goods. Others want automation to be controlled by cooperatives while some think robotized production should be administered by direct democracy at the grass roots community level. Unlike other libertarian left balls techno-socialismball doesn't want to abolish the state, only to transform it into an outlet for distributing wealth and advancing science.

Distinct from technocracy because techsoc doesn't want to build a dictatorship ruled by engineers and favors various forms of democracy. Transhumanismball isn't the same as techno-socialismball who wants to use technology to transform society without any interest in physically enhancing individuals. Techsoc is obsessed with extracting wealth from automation and equally distributing it but he has almost no interest in augmentation and other transhumanist ideas. FALGSCball is different from techno-socialismball whose ideas do not require impossible stark trek machines or threaten personal property property.

How to draw

 * 1) Draw a ball
 * 2) Draw a diagonal line through the ball.
 * 3) Make one half light blue or UN blue to represent technological utopianism and futuristic optimism.
 * 4) Make the other half red to represent socialism
 * 5) Add a blue atom symbol with a red rose in its center.
 * 6) Draw the eyes

Friends:

 * [[File: Libsoc.png]] Libertarian Socialism - Dad had the right idea but not the right tools.
 * [[File: Transh.png]] Transhumanism - We share ideas but I think we should focus on ending poverty instead of superpowers.
 * [[File: Ancom.png]] Ancom - We disagree about the state but I'll bash the fash with him.
 * [[File: Apolit.png]] Apoliticism - He likes free money.
 * [[File: Marketsoc.png]] Market Socialism - How to handle businesses that cannot be automated
 * [[File: Mutalist.png]] Mutualism - Great guy but too low tech.
 * [[File: Minsocf.png]] Minarcho-Socialism - I don't think the state should be THAT small but we get along well.

Frenemies:

 * [[File: Technocracy.png]] Technocracy - We have some things in common but he's too undemocratic.
 * [[File: Socliber.png]] Social Libertarianism - Silly kiddo you have to seize automation to get a UBI not tax it
 * [[File: Socdem.png]] Social Democracy - The welfare state is nice but he's too apathetic and myopic about technology.
 * [[File: Clib.png]] Classical Liberalism - Too oligarchic but I love his fashion sense!

Enemies:

 * [[File: Cap.png]] Capitalism - Privatized tyranny
 * [[File: Ancapf.png]] Ancap - Why don't you take a seat right over there?
 * [[File: Neoliberal-icon.png]] Neoliberalism - Can't you go five minutes without a recession?
 * [[File: Nazi.png]] Nazi - Target practice for robo tanks. Bomber Harris did nothing wrong!
 * [[File: Conserv.png]] Conservatism - An entire ideology dedicated to worshiping hate.
 * [[File: ML.png]] Marxism-Leninism - This is what happens when you try to build socialism without automation.
 * [[File: Christy.png]] Christian Theocracy - He clearly huffs fumes from his book burnings.


 * [[File: Anprim.png]] Anprim - I went to insult him but he had already died of dysentery.