[en] #Luddite: anti-progress fanatics, a popular misconception

"... original ... Luddites weren’t against #technology. "

"... wrest back control of technology for #democratic ends ... kind of "#digital #Luddism" which echoes past struggles against high-tech #injustice."

"... systemic change towards #sustainable, #transparent and #usercontrolled infrastructure."

https://theconversation.com/digital-luddites-are-rising-they-want-to-democratise-tech-not-destroy-it-251155

#overreliance #dependency #dominance #bigtech #gafam #techoligarchy #privacy #security #antitrust #ethical

Digital Luddites are rising. They want to democratise tech, not destroy it

Like their predecessors in the 19th century, digital Luddites are fighting oppressive technology. Will they succeed?

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