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Comment by _heimdall

2 hours ago

> It is almost impossible to escape the constant barrage of takes and news headlines these days without being a total luddite

Its odd to me to still use "luddite" disparagingly while implying that avoiding certain tech would actually have some high impact benefits. At that point I can't help but think the only real issue with being a luddite is not following the crowd and fitting in.

Which also has a term with stigma: hipster

  • Hipster used to mean that but meaning changed to being someone who “doesn’t fit in” but only for performative reasons, not really “for real” but just to project an image of how cool they are