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Marha01 • today at 6:12 AM • 1 reply • view on HN

> Luddites were actually pretty reasonable when you dig into it.

No, they were not. The problems they faced were absolutely real, but the solutions they chose to attempt were stupid and counterproductive. Which is why they lost so hard, and it was not even a contest.

Socialism movement that refused to use machines and factories would inevitably lose to capitalists that embraced them.

Socialism movement that refuses to use AI will inevitably lose to capitalists that embrace it.


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xydone • today at 7:10 AM

Is that because of a deeper issue in one of the two philosophies or because we've chosen to define winning with things that exclusively benefit one of the two sides