Teknista

Teknista is a term used to describe a person who emphasizes technology and technological solutions in social, political, or cultural life. The word functions as a noun and, less commonly, as an adjective to describe attitudes or practices that privilege efficiency, data, and scalable systems.

It appears to be a compound formed from technology and the suffix -ista, similar to other -ista terms in various European languages. Its precise origin is unclear and the term has circulated mainly among online communities and in some tech-focused media, without a single canonical definition.

In discourse, a teknista may advocate for open data, digital governance, automated processes, or design approaches that prioritize user experience. Critics of teknista thinking warn that it can overlook nontechnical values, exacerbate inequalities, or depend on assumptions about rapid technological progress.

Variants include teknistas (plural) and teknistic (adjective). The term is sometimes used pejoratively or humorously, but can also be deployed descriptively to discuss a current mood in technology cultures or policy debates.