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cyanydeez 16 hours ago

Actual luddite: prevent capitalists from using technology to destroy society.

Meme luddite: hate technology

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piloto_ciego an hour ago | parent | next [-]

They didn't prevent a damn thing though and neither will this new crop of people.

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lolakutty 16 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

normie: Loves to walk on technologically advanced crutches when they have perfectly working legs...

	▲	wartywhoa23 15 hours ago \| parent [-]
		An obligatory Deus Ex cinematic trailer: https://youtu.be/4-MU5MgRV6U

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pessimizer 15 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Actual Luddite: your employees who are going through layoffs while your profits are rising.

Luddite according to the boss: somebody who is trying to prevent me from doing what I want to do when I want to do it just because there's 100 of them and one of me.

The boss owns the printing press.

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bbg2401 15 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Your “actual Luddite” characterisation is just as much a meme.

Both are stupid misrepresentations of the movement.

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analog8374 16 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Amish luddite. Technology is vetted by a central committee before the public is allowed to use it.

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esafak 15 hours ago | parent | next [-]

I was in Amish country last week, watching in bemusement as elderly women zoomed down the street in e-bikes. I thought to myself that it was understandable given that they lived on uneven terrain. But then, I wondered, why did they choose such a place to live if they were not willing to use technology, and why did e-bikes get a pass while cars didn't?

	▲	ahazred8ta 10 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		To use a car, you need to sign a contract with an insurance company. Amish don't like contracts. That's why they couldn't have cellphones until the prepaid ones came out. That's why they are mostly not on the electric grid, but can have their own generators or solar panels.
	▲	analog8374 14 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		it's literally whatever is approved by the central committee. which is actually pretty smart when you think about it

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Citizen_Lame 15 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Cyberpunk Luddite - carries an illegal military-grade EMP grenade strictly for when the smart fridge tries to make small talk.