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The Luddites' rejection of technology, 207 years later in News
207 years ago, wow. It's a nice reflection point today, as we are on a pivotal point how we want to deal with AI and Genetic Engineering. Should we take a Luddite approach, fully embrace it, or regulate it?
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Luddites Rejection - destroy it now before too late
The original Luddites destroyed factories to keep their jobs. Neo-Luddites reject all technology for... things.
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Luddites were simply protesters who feared their livelihoods were under threat.
A consequence of their protests, was damage to weaving machinery.
The development of the steam locomotive was well under way at this time,
There was no Luddite rejection of this technology.
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