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brisk@aussie.zone 7 months agoAvoiding spyware doesn’t mean you’re opposed to labor-saving technology
They confined their attacks to manufacturers who used machines in what they called “a fraudulent and deceitful manner” to get around standard labor practices. “They just wanted machines that made high-quality goods,” says Binfield, “and they wanted these machines to be run by workers who had gone through an apprenticeship and got paid decent wages. Those were their only concerns.”
they wanted these machines to be run by workers who had gone through an apprenticeship and got paid decent wages.
A machine that avoids that can be called labor-saving, in the sense that it saves the employer from having to pay for skilled labor. I get the distinction you’re making, and thanks for the article, but it really doesn’t invalidate the use of the phrase. Still a good clarification, though. :)
jkrtn@lemmy.ml 7 months ago
What the fuck, I have been brainwashed. Ludd et al were legit. We could have a really nice society but somehow the average person is irredeemably stupid to not join a movement such as that.