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Is it time for a Luddite Renaissance?

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Re: Is it time for a Luddite Renaissance?

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Unfortunately? Are we really at the point of supporting terrorism of the “correct” political persuasion?

We have an 8 hour workday, and women's suffrage, thanks to "terrorism", as you call it.

What social good do you intend to secure by attacking data centers?

How exactly do you propose going about that?

Re: Is it time for a Luddite Renaissance?

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We're way past it, sadly. Luigi was insanely popular for the cold blooded murder of a CEO. Hundreds of thousands of people celebrated Charlie Kirk's murder within minutes of it happening , let alone the discourse you see now, a year later. Plenty of people, even on this forum, openly advocate for "the funniest thing" happening to Elon. Terrorism and murder are in vogue.

There's a lot of folks out there with champagne bottles and party poppers earmarked for when it happens .

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Re: Is it time for a Luddite Renaissance?

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Unfortunately? Are we really at the point of supporting terrorism of the “correct” political persuasion?

We're way past it, sadly. Luigi was insanely popular for the cold blooded murder of a CEO. Hundreds of thousands of people celebrated Charlie Kirk's murder within minutes of it happening , let alone the discourse you see now, a year later. Plenty of people, even on this forum, openly advocate for "the funniest thing" happening to Elon. Terrorism and murder are in vogue.

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Re: Is it time for a Luddite Renaissance?

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Unfortunately? Are we really at the point of supporting terrorism of the “correct” political persuasion?

We have an 8 hour workday, and women's suffrage, thanks to "terrorism", as you call it.

Uh, no, those things did not arise out of terrorism.

Re: Is it time for a Luddite Renaissance?

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We're way past it, sadly. Luigi was insanely popular for the cold blooded murder of a CEO. Hundreds of thousands of people celebrated Charlie Kirk's murder within minutes of it happening , let alone the discourse you see now, a year later. Plenty of people, even on this forum, openly advocate for "the funniest thing" happening to Elon. Terrorism and murder are in vogue.

No mention of a certain president and his cultists coup-ing the government to steal an election? Definitely sounded like terrorism at the time, with clear call to eliminating a vice president and other representatives

Sounds like a great reason to oppose violent rhetoric and action before it becomes normalized.

Re: Is it time for a Luddite Renaissance?

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My favorite is a notebook and pen. I tried all ways to write notes digitally and it only adds stress and friction for me. No batteries to charge, no files to backup, no bluetooth to sync.

Ugh. Writing with pens has always been so uncomfortable for me. (Yes, I've tried good quality pens and different writing techniques.) Typing on a keyboard is so much faster and easier.

Same. I usually sketch diagrams and jot down quick pieces of info. Everything else goes into Obsidian normally.

Though its kind of funny, with my frequent use of agents, my communication skills and ability to articulate ideas has improved quite a bit, so now I use voice dictation a lot more and it's beginning to be faster than keyboard.

Re: Is it time for a Luddite Renaissance?

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post #44

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We have an 8 hour workday, and women's suffrage, thanks to "terrorism", as you call it.

Uh, no, those things did not arise out of terrorism.

Read your history mate.

https://eghammuseum.org/terrorists-the-suffragette-arson-and...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Blair_Mountain

Re: Is it time for a Luddite Renaissance?

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Amish luddite. Technology is vetted by a central committee before the public is allowed to use it.

I was in Amish country last week, watching in bemusement as elderly women zoomed down the street in e-bikes. I thought to myself that it was understandable given that they lived on uneven terrain. But then, I wondered, why did they choose such a place to live if they were not willing to use technology, and why did e-bikes get a pass while cars didn't?

To use a car, you need to sign a contract with an insurance company. Amish don't like contracts. That's why they couldn't have cellphones until the prepaid ones came out. That's why they are mostly not on the electric grid, but can have their own generators or solar panels.

Re: Is it time for a Luddite Renaissance?

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In the true sense where you're militarizing and committing acts of sabotage on others' property (so-called "monkeywrenching")? And then, getting suppressed and eradicated/killed by the government? No. I prefer the "Calm Technology"[1] approach as espoused by Amber Case[2]. I think this is the saner path forward. 1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calm_technology 2. https://a.co/d/02kdlV3p

What are some of your favorite devices/software that follow this idea? I can list mine: - Supernote by Ratta https://supernote.com - Air Lab by Networked Artifacts https://networkedartifacts.com - Xteink X4 (or equivalent) https://www.xteink.com - Zeroink Writer - my kids use it to practice typing and write letters I can print out. Essentially digital typewriter. https://www.crowdsupply.com/zerowriter/zerowriter-ink…

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