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I think you're right, but for the wrong reasons. There were two quotes in the comment you replied to:

> "our tech is so powerful that robots will take over"

> "lots of people getting hurt by a short-term profitable product/process which was actually quite flawed."

You response assumes the former, but it's my understanding the Luddite's actual position was the latter.

> Luddites objected primarily to the rising popularity of automated textile equipment, threatening the jobs and livelihoods of skilled workers as this technology allowed them to be replaced by cheaper and less skilled workers.

In this sense, "Luddite" feels quite accurate today.



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