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Everyone Is a Luddite Now (www.wired.com)

submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 81 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (3 children)

The Majority Report had an excellent interview with this author Brian Merchant who wrote the book "Blood in the Machine" about the luddites. It is quite interesting that luddites were not against technology, they were against the owner class using machines to replace skilled workers with unskilled workers using mechanized systems for lower pay and taking all the profits.

The interview went for nearly an hour but is worth a watch. It starts at the 30 min mark. https://www.youtube.com/live/SOsFm5H_M3w?si=KNxbkNnziDdh0l7V

[–] [email protected] 15 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

There are also two rather excellent podcast episodes about luddites and the book, one by 99 percent invisible that discusses more about the concept in general and another by Cautionary Tales that is focused on the luddites and what they did.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (2 children)

The interviews on The Majority Report are so good and in depth.

I always feel bad when I tune them out while working. I can't help that I do that. Sucks.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Time them out? What does this mean?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I meant "tune". Edited above. Phone autocorrect.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago

Cool! Thanks.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

They probably meant to say tune out.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

I listen to them at work the night after. I'll be listening to Fridays show tonight.