what's NTBV?

i appreciate how much of your creative output boils down to "what if lovecraft was trans instead of racist"

nepty,,,

i can confirm that i, as an american, know what "fish and chips" means despite having never been to the UK

so when you see someone throw around the term "luddite" today, maybe think about what technology is being discussed, who owns and controls it, who gains power through its use - and who loses it.

the historical luddites were skilled textile workers who feared losing their jobs and livelihoods to advances in automation, fears that ultimately proved quite founded. they didn't hate technology in itself, they hated that ownership of that technology concentrated power in the hands of the wealthy