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devintoday at 12:25 AM1 replyview on HN

What is your understanding of the luddite movement? I ask because I don't believe many are aware that luddites were not anti-technology. It was a labor movement which was targeted at exploitation by factory owners. Their issue was with factories forcing the use of machines to produce inferior products so owners could use cheaper, low skill labor.

https://www.vice.com/en/article/luddites-definition-wrong-la...


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CamperBob2today at 2:38 AM

Right, wrong, whatever. The one thing every sane person can agree on is that it's a good thing the Luddites didn't prevail.

How much did you pay for the shirt you're wearing now?

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