🏳️🌈David Lytle🏳️🌈
@davitydave.bsky.social
🏳️🌈 Husband to 1, dad of 2.
Journamalissst.
Sandwich fan.
Hoosier in California.
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Journamalissst.
Sandwich fan.
Hoosier in California.
Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/davitydave/
Reposted by 🏳️🌈David Lytle🏳️🌈
This is only page 3 and I'm so invested in learning more from this author. Luddite as an insult certainly gets thrown around a lot these days, and I'm happy to have their concise clarification on what side of history that movement was on at the very start of the book.
![Text from the book on page 3 reads "[...] other humans. No, this book is not a Luddite treatise--if, by Luddite, you mean a consumate techno-pessimist that believes all technological advancement is an anathema to human flourishing. But if by Luddite you mean a conscientious objection to top-down dictatorial automation of human thought and skill as a capitalist ploy for the devaluation of labor, and therefore the devaluation of laborers and human life in general... Then, yes. This is a Luddite treatise.
This book disambiguates the purposes of AI and its conscquences for humanity (and the environment) through descriptions of how AI projects produce, harm, and even kill disabled people. Through these stories, this book also provides a guide to the various and confusing meanings, methods, and impacts of "AI" in terms that are clear and relevant to everyday [...]"](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2feqoni5dsr7hu4446qthqgj/bafkreiezixrst5b6h3onvdjoeldz3frhe7vpsc5nrmvlsjs5qvbygp7pxq@jpeg)
November 11, 2025 at 2:02 AM
This is only page 3 and I'm so invested in learning more from this author. Luddite as an insult certainly gets thrown around a lot these days, and I'm happy to have their concise clarification on what side of history that movement was on at the very start of the book.
A lot of my days are that long or longer when I'm traveling. It can be really draining.
November 11, 2025 at 7:03 PM
A lot of my days are that long or longer when I'm traveling. It can be really draining.
Is that chicken chili verde?
November 11, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Is that chicken chili verde?
This what he just texted me.
November 11, 2025 at 5:46 PM
This what he just texted me.
*stares in Mamdani*
November 11, 2025 at 4:39 PM
*stares in Mamdani*
It’s just recognizing reality.
November 11, 2025 at 6:13 AM
It’s just recognizing reality.
Tyler, you have a nostalgic eye!
November 11, 2025 at 4:47 AM
Tyler, you have a nostalgic eye!