> It turned out Luddites are still wrong after 200 years. it's not that they're wrong - they're just arguing that automation is destroying _their_ livelihood.

> It turned out Luddites are still wrong after 200 years. it's not that they're wrong - they're just arguing that automation is destroying _their_ livelihood. The argument isn't that automation is bad - it's great...for the rest of society, at least in the medium-to-long term. It's poor for those being displaced.