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by collingreen 38 days ago
Like artisan families unable to continue the craft. Like factories funneling community wealth into the hands of a few capital holders. Like dangerous working conditions maiming workers and children. Like a disenfranchisement of skilled labor leading to worse wages, worse hours, and less prosperity.

I'm no expert on the luddites but these are the standard things the movement was saying, from my laypersons colloquial knowledge.

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> Like artisan families unable to continue the craft

Not sure what this is referencing

> Like factories funneling community wealth into the hands of a few capital holders.

Idk how this relates to present day

> Like dangerous working conditions maiming workers and children

same

> Like a disenfranchisement of skilled labor leading to worse wages, worse hours, and less prosperity.

Same

> Like a disenfranchisement of skilled labor leading to worse wages, worse hours, and less prosperity.

Same. No evidence for any of this