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Luddites were not against the technology. They were against a specific kind technology that in their view harmed them and a society in whole. https://www.smith

• TeMPOraL 7y ago
  In this sense, calling Stallman a Luddite is a compliment and recognition of the validity of his point of view. Luddites rose up against the abusive practices of businesses which happened to involve new technology. Similarly, FSF is warning about abusive practices of today's businesses involving technology.
  • notyourday 7y ago
    Luddites also lost. We use the tech they rallied against and they are gone. And we are also better for it than we were before that tech was actively used.
• jancsika 7y ago
  Why are you trying to coerce the commonly accepted meaning of Luddite back into the original historical meaning? If the OP were for some reason referring to the original meaning, why would OP have prefaced it with "it pains me to say this, but?" Comparing Stallman to people who objected to particular technologies on moral grounds would be mundane and not require an apology.
  • notyourday 7y ago
    I am the OP. It pains me to say that RMS is a Luddite. In a correct, historical meaning of the word -- to him technology should go a specific way. Just like it was to Luddites. Society disagreed. Just like it disagreed with Luddites. Luddites were loud ( in the context of those that listened to them ). He is loud ( in the context of those who listen to him). Luddites were wrong, largely because they just picked a hill to die on and they died on that hill. He is going to end up the same way. And it pains me to say that.