Stewart Brand
American editor and futurist who created Whole Earth Catalog, bridging counterculture and technology. Brand's "We are as gods and might as well get good at it" encapsulates techno-optimism. His Long Now Foundation promotes long-term thinking. Brand's influence on Silicon Valley culture and environmental pragmatism demonstrates synthesis of ecology and technology.
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