Is it time for a Luddite Renaissance?
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#2Actual luddite: prevent capitalists from using technology to destroy society.
Meme luddite: hate technology
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#3Actual luddite: prevent capitalists from using technology to destroy society. Meme luddite: hate technology
Amish luddite. Technology is vetted by a central committee before the public is allowed to use it.
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#4Actual luddite: prevent capitalists from using technology to destroy society. Meme luddite: hate technology
normie: Loves to walk on technologically advanced crutches when they have perfectly working legs...
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#5The term luddite is like the term pharisee. It's a pejorative removed from it's historical context. Actual Luddites and Pharisees would have not agreed that they were against technology or legalistic hypocrites, even though their critics tried to paint them with that brush.
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#7Actual luddite: prevent capitalists from using technology to destroy society. Meme luddite: hate technology
Amish luddite. Technology is vetted by a central committee before the public is allowed to use it.
Cyberpunk Luddite - carries an illegal military-grade EMP grenade strictly for when the smart fridge tries to make small talk.
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#8Unfortunately I imagine your modern AI data centre has better security than a 19th century textile mill.
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#9Unfortunately I imagine your modern AI data centre has better security than a 19th century textile mill.
Unfortunately? Are we really at the point of supporting terrorism of the “correct” political persuasion?
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#10Actual luddite: prevent capitalists from using technology to destroy society. Meme luddite: hate technology
Your “actual Luddite” characterisation is just as much a meme.
Both are stupid misrepresentations of the movement.