Cyber-Utopianism

Cyber-Utopianism is a term that Morozov used to describe "a naive belief in the emancipatory nature of online communication that rests on a stubborn refusal to acknowledge its downside." He believes it's a starry-eyed view about the internet and that who ever believes in cyber-utopianism hoped it would boost democratic activity and truly bring us together in a "digital sandbox." Altogether, these people believed that the internet would fix many political problems and therefore be the answer to some issues that we already had but ultimately, the internet by itself provides nothing that is certain or a strong foundation.

Internet-Centrism "is not a set of beliefs; rather, it's a philosophy of action that informs how decisions including those that deal with democrazy promotion, are made and how long-term strategies are crafted." Morozov says that the difference between cyber-utopianism and internet-centrism is "what" should be done and "how" it should be done. He explains that for the internet to be able to help us aide the future in democracy we must let go of both outlooks or "the net delusion" and look at all of the realistic dangers and promises that the internet causes. This is basically the key to understanding what Morozov's argument is: the difference between cyber-uptopionism and internet-centrism. If we fail to let go of that Net Delusion then there might be significant global consequences and democracy could be in trouble.