In my mind, “early Communism” is like 1844-1889 (Marxism, the First International, etc.), and I don’t think you get the technocratic impulse until Lenin; but this is still before WWI, and so can’t really be a reaction to WWI.
That said, it makes some sense for the Communists to ‘get disappointed’ before others, and so turn towards technocracy before others.
Ah, I meant the early implementation of Communism, like 1920s and ’30s. And yeah, I don’t think Communism was a reaction to WW1 (clearly), but I think the US adoption of technocracy was, in part.
In my mind, “early Communism” is like 1844-1889 (Marxism, the First International, etc.), and I don’t think you get the technocratic impulse until Lenin; but this is still before WWI, and so can’t really be a reaction to WWI.
That said, it makes some sense for the Communists to ‘get disappointed’ before others, and so turn towards technocracy before others.
Ah, I meant the early implementation of Communism, like 1920s and ’30s. And yeah, I don’t think Communism was a reaction to WW1 (clearly), but I think the US adoption of technocracy was, in part.