[nrclark]

Ironically, the actual luddites weren't anti-technology at all. Mechanized looms at the time produced low-quality, low-durability cloth at low prices. The luddite pushback was more about the shift from durable to disposable.

It's a message that's actually pretty relevant in an age of AI slop.

[CharlesW]

They were anti-technology in the sense that they destroyed the machines, because of the machines' negative effects on pay and quality. Maybe you could debate whether they were anti-technology absent its effects, but all technologies have effects. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luddite

[blackqueeriroh]

Show me AI slop and then I’ll immediately show you AI haute cuisine.

If you think LLMs only produce low effort garbage, you truly haven’t been paying attention.