your auntifa liza 🇵🇷 🦛 🦦2d ago

RE: https://mastodon.social/@_elena/116368379234020589

here it goes:

what surprises me about the #fediverse is the diversity of ages. am turning 60 and there’s A LOT of folks here 10-20 years older.

so if #Mastodon #Lemmy #Pixelfed aren't just scripty kids but also grandparents, who’s here?

people finding their communities without shitty techbro algorithms.

the fediverse is a new era of #Luddites. we are not here to serve the interests of capitalists. we’re here for the #anarchy of community; because celebrating our Humanity is punk as fuck.

Show threadAlison Meeks
@blogdiva Not sure about #Luddites as a huge percentage of my circle are deep into tech. Amazing community here.
Apr 8 at 11:23pmWeb
Show threadyour auntifa liza 🇵🇷 🦛 🦦2d ago
@Alison Luddites were fighting for labor rights and the redistribution of wealth thru social services for those who didn't have jobs because of the machines, and as higher wages and business ownership for those who were left to work with the machines. they smashed the machines not because they were bad but because capitalists were using them to harm people FOR PROFIT.
Show threadDeborah Preuss, pcc 🇨🇦2d ago
@blogdiva @Alison neo-luddite (ex techie) here!
Show threada high doom2d ago
@blogdiva @Alison i want this knowledge to be a 7th grade humanities unit.
Show threadyour auntifa liza 🇵🇷 🦛 🦦2d ago
@h2onolan @Alison it was a unit in 9th grade history when i taught it many moons ago here in nyc
Show threadPeanutDust1d ago
@blogdiva @h2onolan @Alison My daughter learned about the Luddittes this year (AP History, 10th grade, California).
Show threadWeird Socks2d ago
@h2onolan @blogdiva
I learned it reading "The Luddites Guide to ..." something or other in college.
Show threadMartin Owens 1d ago

@blogdiva @Alison

Recommended comedy: https://youtu.be/QIc9rhBCRvE?t=1139

Mark Steel's Revolution The Industrial Revolution

YouTube
Show threadglimbusGlorbo2d ago
@Alison you can be a luddite and be into tech, but the conversation on mastodon IMO tends to lean more towards "tech bad" rather than "heres how to use tech to elevate your community". a good group that does the latter is 100 rabbits. they have a great blog where they post about low-tech solutions to daily life aboard a boat (where you have to be self sufficient for long periods of time). for the record, i tend to identify as a luddite but also love using (and breaking) ai. both can coexist