Comment by devin
2 days ago
What is your understanding of the luddite movement? I ask because I don't believe many are aware that luddites were not anti-technology. It was a labor movement which was targeted at exploitation by factory owners. Their issue was with factories forcing the use of machines to produce inferior products so owners could use cheaper, low skill labor.
https://www.vice.com/en/article/luddites-definition-wrong-la...
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I'd have been ok if things fell more in their direction... I'm not saying "clear win", but a middle ground that had the machines do the things they're best at while letting humans do the quality work.
> but a middle ground that had the machines do the things they're best at while letting humans do the quality work.
By arguing for letting humans work, particularly quality work, you're not especially finding a middle ground, more adopting the 1811 position of the OG Luddites who were opposed to being put out of work.
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Yeah, that's a fine sentiment in the general, but let's hear some specifics.
haha, if you knew me you would realize that I am exactly the wrong person to be asking that specific question.
I think two sane things.
1) It’s good in the long run that they didn’t prevail at that time.
2) They did actually, in fact, have a point.
I mean obviously they had a point? No one wants to lose their job.
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Once again showing how little you actual understand about the movement you decry.
Specifically what is the user's misunderstanding? Be constructive.