technological utopianism, definition
technological utopianism, the means of production of food have been largely abstracted from the masses (p. 5). Like a modern Agricultural Revolution, this utopia allows people at all points in the food economy, from farm owners and laborers, to chefs, butchers, and grocers, to pursue other, perhaps more lucrative opportunities (Belasco, 2008, p. 3). Consequently, this transition has resulted in “further distancing from the traditional rituals, sensibilities, and practices of food production” (Belasco, 2008, p. 4). While the mechanization of food acquisition has been shrouded in a rhetoric of upward economic mobility, revolutionary technological innovation, and increased food availability, it cannot be denied that it has also had a profound effect on our relationship to food, as well as our relationship to the environment.