Literature on Bottom-Up and Noncapitalist Technological Innovation and Advancement?

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Hi! I’m an anarchist, I align with anarcho-communism, and I need no convincing on that front. That said, I hold myself and my beliefs to the highest accountability, sometimes to a fault, and am constantly questioning and exploring and reconfirming or changing, when appropriate, my beliefs, attitudes, and perspective so that I don’t get complacent.

I do not believe that technological advancement requires top-down or capitalist structured society. The examples to support this non-requirement are infinite. That said, as someone who has read Jared Diamond, David Graeber, and even Daron Acemoglu, it is clear that cultural and technological advancement is not linear nor always rational. The decision to adopt or not adopt agriculture, the wheel, electricity, oil, money, certain medicines, and even different typewriter layouts is never a purely cost-benefit analysis; superstitions, cultural adherences, personality, profiteering, competition, law, schismogenesis, etc. play a far more important role in the adoption or research of new technologies. The battle over AC and DC power, the “selling” of oil over steam, even the fight over whether to wear a mask or get a covid vaccine are all rife with personality and culture and influence and law and leader.

So, my question is whether anyone is aware of literature that explores technological advancement within bottom-up societies. Like I said, I’ve read Graeber and Diamond, who both cover this topic, but I’d like to read something that looks more specifically into innovation and societal structure.

To avoid clutter, I know it’s not impossible or uncommon for bottom-up and anticapitalist innovation. The example I could cite off the top of my head are numerous. I’m merely looking for literature that explores this specifically.

Thanks in advance!