I feel the arguments against old vs new tech or humanness vs automation are missing the point. A meaningful debate is the choice between supporting technologie

I feel the arguments against old vs new tech or humanness vs automation are missing the point. A meaningful debate is the choice between supporting technologies that centralize power or those that distribute it. The notion that decisions are being made for the benefit of "machines" is nonsense. If that appears to be the case, it's likely for the benefit of those who control the machines. It's strange that free and open source software was not mentioned, since visionaries (albeit flawed) like RMS predicted the power shifts we see today.