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@MattWalshBlog Steam engines are going to put lots of agricultural workers out of jobs……#luddites
Loving listening to the #Luddites on @BBCRadio4 the idea isn’t loose. It’s about the rise of capitalism, rather than people being paid fairly for the nature of the work they do and humanity. Wow! Brilliant!
@NetZeroWatch @OrmerodPaul "If the initial group of enthusiasts fails to reach a critical size, the product simply does not spread amongst the rest of the population." They said the same about the mobile phone and the CD. And probably, the internal combustion engine. #Luddites get left behind.
@Grady_Booch Think of all the lumberjacks who lost their jobs to chainsaws and foresting machines. Think of all the weavers and textile workers. #luddites
@andrea_ciulu always new generations of #Luddites in nearly all walks of life who protest 'new' tech, even when it's not all new. but few will give up the cell phones,📱 computers & internet they make use of to complain about it.😐🤦🏾 #refrigerators #ovens & #stoves #cars #airplanes #radios
#OTD 17th April 1817, six #Luddites were hung "on the new drop" in Infirmary Square #Leicester for machine breaking at Heathcote and Boden's factory at #Loughborough. The six men, William Withers, Thomas Savage, John Amos, Jos Mitchell, John Crowther, and Rodney Towles, went to…
They were in effect show trials, held largely for the benefit of the elites and entrepreneurs. #luddites #injustice #elites #capitalism
It Occurs to me that The #Maga movement are dishonest #Luddites, they say they oppose (woke / Socialism/ Swamp stuff /ect ) but what they really "Are" Destroying is #Civilisation Itself ! How cynical to Incite such reckless Hate !
A jury was convened to legally determine their cause of death. They delivered their verdict within the day: "Justifiable homicide."’ 2/2 #luddites #capitalism
The ‘Blood in the Machine’ is a compelling read. @bcmerchant describes why ordinary people in towns like Nottingham, Huddersfield and Bolton took to destroying the machines and the factories that housed them during the early years of the industrial revolution. #Luddites
This is what happens when ignorant #politicians try to regulate industries they don't understand. #LegislativeOverreach #Luddites #DismantletheEU
This is what happens when ignorant #politicians try to regulate industries they don't understand. #LegislativeOverreach #Luddites #DismantletheEU
2 #Luddites died at a #Yorkshire #protest, workers retailiated by killing a mill owner & were hanged. #Manchester & other places also had bloody clashes. Many other Luddites were hanged or sent to #Australia before the last disturbances in 1816. #convicts smithsonianmag.com/history/what-t…
If you're about #Nottingham @NottmCastle the #castle has a brilliant exhibit on #Rebellion #luddites quite a few hanged & other #convicts transported to #Australia #VDL £12 for annual adult entry! So much to see, will be going back. #industry #labour #protest #crime #punishment
Fig. 1 @adam3us and @peterktodd from core #BTC hammering dilithium refrigerators (hard, very hard). #QuantumComputing #Luddites
Fig. 1 @adam3us and @peterktodd from core #BTC hammering dilithium refrigerators (hard, very hard). #QuantumComputing #Luddites https://t.co/hG4Q6mxSvK
Republican-led U.S. states are looking to ban lab-grown chicken, pork and other proteins cultivated from animal cells, branding it part of a "woke" agenda that threatens traditional farming. #ridiculous #Luddites #KnowNothing semafor.com/article/04/01/…
"Brian Merchant's book 'Blood in the Machine' sheds light on the Luddite revolt, emphasizing they were not against progress but fighting for workers' rights. A thought-provoking exploration of history's impact on today's tech struggles. #Luddites #Techno… theusaprint.com/brian-merchant…
"When the government-built Internet finally opened up to commercial activity at the start of the 1990s, both Democratic and Republican politicians agreed that regulation should be minimal.")’ #luddites #bloodintbenachine #capitalism
@deanrmarsh It'll be reet, things move on. Dont fear change! #luddites
This is a state of affairs which we believe is without example."’ Britain as described in the excellent Blood in the Machine by @bcmerchant in 1812 - not very different to today! #capitalism #luddites