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Re:What the Luddites Really Fought Against (2011) by Scea91 on Friday August 03, 2018 @02:29AM (#17677658)
Technology might have had a negative impact on their families but I believe that the alternative would be even worse for them. Without technology they would probably be conquered in war and speaking German now.
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Re:What the Luddites Really Fought Against (2011) by larsiusprime on Friday August 03, 2018 @08:16AM (#17679201)
The issue is not that the technology existed, it is that it was deployed in a way, sponsored by explicit government policy[1], that enriched one class at deliberate expense of another. The technology could have been deployed in a way that benefitted all.

[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enclosure

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Re:What the Luddites Really Fought Against (2011) by icebraining on Friday August 03, 2018 @03:27AM (#17677885)
Why would that have necessarily been worse them?
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