People think the Luddites were against technology, they weren't. Luddites were made up of the self employed, independent artisans, not beholden to a boss. They made a decent living doing highly skilled, creative work. They had the freedom to set their own work schedules . They were knitters, spinners ,and weavers. They were opposed to working harsh long hours in unhealthy factory conditions, for slave wages, and losing their independent lifestyles.
It's breaking my heart, all the recent posts I see by artists on Mastodon, losing work to AI, work farmed out to Artificial Intelligence bullshit. Art comes from the spirit, and people who've taken the time to hone their skills should be able to earn a living making art.
This perpetual capitalist trend of taking away peoples means of making a living through self employment, forcing everyone into shit wage, slave jobs, and serfdom, controlled by corporations, for the benefit of corporations.
Corporations don't want people to be financially stable, and self employed. They want wearhouse slaves, fastfood workers, and more doordash drivers. This AI bullshit, is feeding that elitist bullshit. People seem to lay down, and accept it as an inevitable fate.
May King Ned Ludd rise
again ....
#Luddites #AI
#MasodonArt
#ArtificialIntelligence #artists #SelfEmployed

Some more OT3 content ❤️
(Stories linked in the 2nd comment)
#KOFXV #KOF15 #ioriyagami #八神庵 #chizurukagura #神楽ちづる #kyokusanagi #草薙京 #masodonart #mastoart

Chizuru and her beloved, ungovernable boyfriends❤️
#KOFXV #KOF15 #ioriyagami #八神庵 #chizurukagura #神楽ちづる #kyokusanagi #草薙京 #masodonart #mastoart

Fanfic is here (it's one in a series of oneshots, but you can read them as standalones too): https://archiveofourown.org/works/40350357

Or here: https://www.fanfiction.net/s/14109509/1/Still-into-you