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.

@blogdiva Not sure about #Luddites as a huge percentage of my circle are deep into tech. Amazing community here.
@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.
@blogdiva @Alison i want this knowledge to be a 7th grade humanities unit.
@h2onolan @Alison it was a unit in 9th grade history when i taught it many moons ago here in nyc
@blogdiva @h2onolan @Alison My daughter learned about the Luddittes this year (AP History, 10th grade, California).