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This is the lesson of the Luddites all over again. The Luddites were highly skilled workers who just wanted to share in the prosperity the auto loom would bring
by yareal 3y ago
This is the lesson of the Luddites all over again. The Luddites were highly skilled workers who just wanted to share in the prosperity the auto loom would bring. Capitalist factory owners said no, the improved productivity belongs to us, not split between workers and owners.
So the Luddites wrecked the looms.
- pfdietz 3y agoThe lesson of the Luddites is the mill owners had enough financial incentive to get the state to brutally suppress the Luddites. If AI pays off as is hoped, the incentive to suppress neo-Luddites would be even greater.
- randomdata 3y ago> So the Luddites wrecked the looms. And then went on to create computers, which made them far more powerful capitalists than the loom owners. Funny how things work out.