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by tantalor 1950 days ago
> any algorithm that isn't human-readable should be banned

There's existing a term for people with this view:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luddite

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You refer to the activists who successfully protected their quality of life by refusing to let someone else use technology to ruin it.

An apt comparison.

I'm sorry I have to tell you this, but they were not successful.
The luddites obtained numerous concessions and retired comfortable. Not clear how that’s unsuccessful.