• anus@lemmy.worldOP
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    4 days ago

    I hear you, and there’s merit to the concerns. My counter is

    1. The same was true at the Advent of books, the Internet, and stack overflow
    2. It’s Luddite to refuse progress and tools based on an argument about long term societal impact. The reality is that capitalism will choose the path of least resistance
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      3 days ago

      I don’t know anything about you, obviously, but I suspect you should to take a more nuanced, historical view of Luddites. Writing someone off as a “Luddite” probably isn’t the burn you think it is.

      I’m all for technological progress. Who isn’t? It’s the politics and ownership that causes issues.

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        3 days ago
        1. I’m not really interested in trying to burn anyone and despite my nuanced understanding of the Luddites, I do think dismissing a Luddite take in the context of technological progress is legitimate
        2. I care about ethics and governance too but I live in a capitalist society and I’m here to discuss the merits of a technology
        • ShittyBeatlesFCPres@lemmy.world
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          3 days ago

          I apologize back. I didn’t mean to offend. You never know who you’re talking to on a message board and in rereading it, my comment could easily have been taken as hostile. It’s hard to get nuance across in this medium.