What if I do like generative AI because I'm not a wilfully ignorant luddite and understand what it is?
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then don't play it. not everything is made for you (though, given that you like AI, you actually probably think that everything should be made for you)
I will continue to sarcastically call out luddite idiocy, thanks
yeah that's fair
The luddites were right
No they werenβt, and they arenβt this time either
The people who wanted to destroy the machines that were taking away their livelihood were wrong?
Yes, because they targetted the new technology not the people who were taking away their livelihoods, nor any of the other issues in play. It's even more clear cut that anti-ai types are wrong this time
The new technology was the tool that the owner class was using against them. They went after their enemy's weapons.
No they went after new technology with hammers. Now fuck off back into your cave because every technology development has affected jobs
The new technology was the visible tool of their disenfranchisement.
Would you respect them more if they only went after their bosses with hammers, and not the boss's possessions?
What happened to "I will continue to sarcastically call out luddite idiocy,"?
It seems like you're not continuing.
Now I am calling out luddite idiocy (e.g. you) non-sarcastically. You are wrong and you are the problem. You do not have one good argument against AI so you're attempting historical revisionism instead
I don't understand how this supports your position on the Luddite movement.
You've said they were wrong for attacking the technology instead of the owners, but ducked responding to my question:
"Would you respect the luddites more if they attacked their bosses with hammers?"
More specifically, what do you consider to be the appropriate way to respond to disenfranchisement by the rich using technology?
Take it back, and yes that may involve taking it back by force. As we fucking should now. Violence is the option of last resort, but it must be an option that is used when all others have failed.
The looms and mills were not something the average dude on the street could own, but AI is something we can own - I am genning images as I type this. So even if the luddites were a wise and considerate group (they weren't), you are entirely wrong when it comes to ai
The luddites were right
No they weren't, and they aren't this time either
idk man, I have 2 internet points and you have zero. Democracy says luddites were right.