Excellent piece, Johan. Thanks for writing it. The Luddites are a much-misinterpreted movement, having been reduced to simply smashing machines, as opposed to protesting against the transfer of wealth from the many to the few (sound familiar?), and against the reduction of worker protection. They started in Nottingham, where I live. In fact my office is in an early 19th C factory, which made lace, and who knows, may have borne witness to elements of the start the of the movement back in the day!
Great title! Fantastic read - especially the false equivalence analogies of Gutenberg, Henry Ford, Manchester textiles, etc. I liked how you underscored this bait-n-switch tactic of focusing on UBI as the solution instead of upholding private property by endorsing Licensing.
Excellent piece, Johan. Thanks for writing it. The Luddites are a much-misinterpreted movement, having been reduced to simply smashing machines, as opposed to protesting against the transfer of wealth from the many to the few (sound familiar?), and against the reduction of worker protection. They started in Nottingham, where I live. In fact my office is in an early 19th C factory, which made lace, and who knows, may have borne witness to elements of the start the of the movement back in the day!
Beware of Sheriff ghosts eh
Great title! Fantastic read - especially the false equivalence analogies of Gutenberg, Henry Ford, Manchester textiles, etc. I liked how you underscored this bait-n-switch tactic of focusing on UBI as the solution instead of upholding private property by endorsing Licensing.