Think the Luddites were technophobes? Think again. Credit: The Luddites did not hate technology—but they did fight the way it was used to exploit humans. Full Transcript
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Sophie Bushwick: Exciting new technology is on the rise, doing the same work that humans can but faster and more cheaply. That’s great news for the people rich enough to buy these machines, but it’s disrupting the lives and livelihoods of less powerful workers. And some of those workers are ready to fight back.I’m talking, of course, about the Luddites, the 19th century textile workers known for […]
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