The way they are normally referenced glosses over the fact that the Luddites were a group of people with actual, real concerns about their future. The industria

The way they are normally referenced glosses over the fact that the Luddites were a group of people with actual, real concerns about their future. The industrial revolution was good overall, in net, but it was not a pareto improvement and people did suffer. While it's very likely that the continuation of automation will increase global wealth, some efforts to identify the winners and losers and redistribute will be necessary to minimise societal disruption. I'd say the US hasn't done spectacularly on this front in the past.