Technorealists advocate the exploration of the consequences, especially those that are unintended, wrought by various technologies, without resorting to intangible conclusions.

In response to these views, the dissidents wrote a manifesto calling for "techno-realism" and calling themselves techno-realists. This manifesto—instantly given its own World Wide Web site at www.technorealism.org—rejects the "louder voices at the extremes" in favor of a more balanced consensus, a "fertile middle ground between techno-utopianism and neo-Luddism."

As technorealists, we seek to expand the fertile middle ground between techno-utopianism and neo-Luddism.