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How is the “Purcell principle” threatening voting rights in America? | The Economist
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It's not surprising that the debate over digital rights is dominated by technologists - after all, spotting risks (and promises) of technology requires a technical understanding. 1/ 
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Likewise, it's not surprising that technologists are accused of #solutionism - they've got a hammer, and they're gonna look for nails. The problem with this critique is that not every tech intervention is solutionism. 3/
The term "#solutionism" gets thrown around a lot. Any time an attempt to address a problem fails, it's easy to point at the technological elements of the failure and deride the whole enterprise as a solutionist muddle.
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Which is a pity, because solutionism is real, and it's a scourge. I mean, it can literally kill.
Take Poshan Abhiyaan, a Modi/World Bank joint project to address malnutrition-based "stunting" in children under six, something 38% of Indian children suffered in 2016.
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Take Poshan Abhiyaan, a Modi/World Bank joint project to address malnutrition-based "stunting" in children under six, something 38% of Indian children suffered in 2016.
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