Below are posts associated with the “Luddism” tag.

🔗 linkblog: US law enforcement warns of 'anti-tech extremism' as AI hatred grows


One of the things I’ve had to wrestle with while engaging more and more with Jacques Ellul is that Ted Kaczynski thought he was pretty cool, too.

This Mauro Lubrano quote in the piece sums up a lot of my same feelings:

While anti-technology violence is unacceptable, it should not be used as an excuse to securitize AI and emerging technologies, thereby silencing those who are critical of the current trajectory.

🔗 linkblog: Being a Luddite Is Cool and All, but Have You Seen the Hilarious Tapestries These New Looms Are Making?


Very clever.

🔗 linkblog: Pluralistic: 07 Oct 2022 “Don’t install spy on a privacy lab,” and other lessons for university provosts – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow'


There is so much of both horrible and hopeful in this story. The way we’re normalizing surveillance is really worrying, and I’m glad some people are fighting back.