Jason "ChatCBT" Sullivan
@jason0x21.bsky.social
There is not enough space to write anything significant. He/Him. RTP, NC, US. www.jason0x21.org
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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.
This makes me wonder if climate change will warm the lake enough to change this (probably not in my lifetime).
November 11, 2025 at 1:31 PM
This makes me wonder if climate change will warm the lake enough to change this (probably not in my lifetime).
The maelstrom of Edmund Fitzgerald memereels on Instagram has well and truly exhausted @4estrunr.bsky.social 's patience w.r.t. to the Lightfoot song.
November 11, 2025 at 1:27 PM
The maelstrom of Edmund Fitzgerald memereels on Instagram has well and truly exhausted @4estrunr.bsky.social 's patience w.r.t. to the Lightfoot song.