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[-] tillimarleen@feddit.de 15 points 2 years ago

as a luddite you should know that automation‘s goal never was to save us from unwanted labour. But of course this would have to be accomplished first, before your second assumption can ever come true.

[-] magnetosphere@kbin.social 11 points 2 years ago

I read an article (probably linked to from here) about how “Luddite” isn’t the insult many people think it is. Luddites weren’t dumb, or superstitious and needlessly afraid of technology.

The historical Luddites were knowledgeable regarding technology. They weren’t anti-technology in general, they simply didn’t trust the rich and powerful to use it in a way that genuinely benefited society as a whole. Unfortunately, capitalists did what capitalists always do - they used machines to churn out inferior goods and cut worker pay. That’s why Luddites destroyed/sabotaged machines.

After learning that, I started considering Luddite a compliment.

[-] tillimarleen@feddit.de 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Cool! I‘d also see it as a compliment. That‘s why I was surprised that a fellow luddite would interpret it differently. Alas, it was just this little word that made us stumble. But yeah, the Luddites knew that machines weren‘t evil. But that they would be used to generate more profit and not to lessen their toil

[-] Jaded@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 2 years ago

Languages evolve overtime. It's very much an insult these days.

[-] theluddite@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Yeah I agree. That's why I said it was their ostensive goal. Their actual goal has only ever been profit.

[-] tillimarleen@feddit.de 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

ah, now I get it. You meant ostensible goal

Edit: I also had to look it up )

[-] theluddite@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 years ago

Oh huh TIL. I also looked it up, and it seems like a real doozy of a word. I had no idea. Looks some some dictionaries say that the two words are interchangeable, whereas others distinguish between them, and in the latter case, I used the wrong one. Language is fun!

[-] magnetosphere@kbin.social 6 points 2 years ago

“'Inflammable' means ‘flammable’? What a country!”

[-] tillimarleen@feddit.de 1 points 2 years ago

Haha, what’s this from again?

[-] magnetosphere@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago

It’s a classic, from way back when The Simpsons was good.

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[-] tillimarleen@feddit.de 1 points 2 years ago

Thanks! Nice to reminisce.

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