The reality is, the Luddites are actually receiving quite a lot of positive attention in recent years[0][1][2]. As you've said, they weren't fighting against ma

The reality is, the Luddites are actually receiving quite a lot of positive attention in recent years[0][1][2]. As you've said, they weren't fighting against machines, they were fighting against the use of machines to circumvent labour practices, i.e., using machines to replace labour who had grown too powerful and were difficult for the ruling class to control. I'm not sure if you were saying this argument is poor because the Luddites made it, but the Luddites were right: Textile workers were particularly badly impacted by technology in the early 19th century, but the 19th century in western Europe saw a massive and accelerating concentration of wealth that was only knocked off-course in the wake of the First World War. Since the 1980s, we've been seeing a similar change again - so it's not surprising to see similar views now to those of the Luddites 200 years ago. 0. https://www.currentaffairs.org/2021/06/the-luddites-were-right https://www.currentaffairs.org/2021/06/the-luddites-were-rig... 1. https://qz.com/968692/luddites-have-been-getting-a-bad-rap-for-200-years-but-turns-out-they-were-right https://qz.com/968692/luddites-have-been-getting-a-bad-rap-f... 2. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/what-the-luddites-really-fought-against-264412/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/what-the-luddites-rea...