At this rate “Luddite” is going to become a term that...

At this rate “Luddite” is going to become a term that means “Person that knows when something is a scam”

Like 1 16 Aug 2023 at 17:56 | Open on tech.lgbt

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@amydentata If anything it's good that crypto scam and web3 bollocks happened before ai so we had a chance to finely tune our bullshit detectors

16 Aug 2023 at 18:04 | Open on mastodon.art

@amydentata after thoroughly learning about luddites from The Nib I 100% call myself a luddite now and I'm proud as hell to do so.

but also I can tell when something is a scam so maybe you are on to something

16 Aug 2023 at 18:07 | Open on grumble.social

@amydentata It's far closer to who “Luddites” were any way.

16 Aug 2023 at 20:33 | Open on mstdn.social

@amydentata which, like... good?

17 Aug 2023 at 3:21 | Open on mastodon.social

@amydentata I really don't want it to end up like that.

17 Aug 2023 at 10:35 | Open on kolektiva.social

Card carrying Luddite / late-adopter here.

Most stuff foisted on us by Tech - Bros is suspect.

17 Aug 2023 at 11:24 | Open on tech.lgbt

That's historically accurate so, full circle? They didn't hate technology, they hated being exploited.

17 Aug 2023 at 11:53 | Open on fediscience.org