• ShittyBeatlesFCPres@lemmy.world
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    2 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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      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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        2 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.