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Morozov’s article expands the assumptions about modern technology in public discourses and democracy by referring to the historical experiences of earlier inventions, such as the telegraph, the radio, and television.   There is a noticeable pattern of technological view throughout history, that is a tendency to switch attention towards a new form of technology when the old one fails to produce the desired expectation.  For instance, during the 1920s, the radio was considered a splendid communication medium to educate people about politics and restore peace to the world.  By 1930s, the public quickly turned their backs away from radio due to its declining potential in democracy, in which resulted in the rise of “teledemocracy” era.  In today modern age of technology, the Internet and social media are expected to deliver potential influence on raising the level of public debate and encouraging politic transparency.  However, Morozov claims that policymakers and the public should further analyze the history of technology to recognize its overpromised effects on democracy and public life.  By resisting the concepts of technological and cultural “determinism” – the belief that technology or culture is the primary influence of social and political condition, the author concludes that any new technology should be scrutinized by historical thinking and moral critique.