What exactly would a modern ‘Luddite’ aim to destroy? — I like sushi
In 1965, Frank Herbert called it "The Butlerian Jihad".One could smash the machines -- assembly plants, refineries, computers, telecommunications, etc. That stuff is sitting out in plain sight. — BC
What exactly would a modern ‘Luddite’ aim to destroy? — I like sushi
AI comes to mind first. It's a new and potentially dire threat, depending on who deploys it for what purposes and whether or not it has big OFF switches. — BC
The actual Luddite activity lasted less than a decade and the real important movement was the workers movement, trade unions etc. — ssu
Far more was it about money and old rights, I guess. Then there was more of the backdrop of the guild-system (that was being abolished) and the modern capitalist system was just becoming of age.They had the same concerns though didn’t they? — I like sushi
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