[ghusto]

I dislike the unquestioned assumption that "Luddite bad, machine good".

If you love progress for progress' sake, think about where you're progressing _to_. So far we've "progressed":

- My furniture no longer being made by skilled carpenters: Everything is falls apart after a couple of years, and great, I have to put it together myself to begin with

- Lowering of the bar to _literally anyone with a computer_ for music creation: I know all old people say this, so I won't break tradition: Your music is shite

- Hi-Fi not being particularly hi-fi: A Bluetooth receiver playing lossy format crap out of terrible speakers

- Cashiers to automatic checkouts: Cool, now I have to do their job without getting paid, then wait for the one staff member they kept on payroll to come and check my shopping and rescan everything because of course they don't trust me

I could go on all night. Point is; progress just means forward motion, not always in a good direction.