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Perhaps you should do a a quick Wikipedia search of what Luddism was. Less about hating automation for some imagined coming collapse of society and far more ab
by defrost 3mo ago
Perhaps you should do a a quick Wikipedia search of what Luddism was.
Less about hating automation for some imagined coming collapse of society and far more about the immediate pressing issues of job losses, pay levels and working conditions.
- noduerme 3mo agoHere's what I originally said, so you can tell me whether the parent poster's interpretation of my usage was accurate or not, and to what degree my usage of the term is a hill worth fighting on: Doomers are getting closer and closer to outright Luddite ideas. But the practical consequences of doing away with modern capitalism or industry, the things which have led us to environmental danger, would be the mass extermination by starvation or violence of most of humanity.
- zkmon 3mo agoThe problem with your argument is, the "mass" effect won't be there because the excess mass won't be there. Rise of population is caused by the plentiful food that was possible due to industrialization and GM modifications. The "progress" has caused the problem (population) which you claim as being solved by the progress.