alt Hacker NewsThey're reasonable in a self-interested net-negative game-theory kind of way, yes. But that doesn't make it a good idea for society.
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xydone • today at 7:06 AM
I'll never not find it ridiculous when people mention game theory in the topic of "luddites" not wanting child labor and what not
sitkack • today at 5:37 AM
What were the issues that spawned the Luddite movement? What was their argument?
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I'm pretty sure that the Luddite's were at least partly concerned with potential for the further exploitation of unskilled labour (in the case of mills at the time - child orphans). I don't think it would be fair to paint them as simply self-interested.