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hellothere ,

So, I didn't downvote you because that's not how I operate.

The Luddites were not protesting against technology in and of itself, they were protesting against the capture of their livelihoods by proto-capitalists who purposefully produced inferior quality goods at massive volume to drive down the price and put the skilled workers out of business.

They were protesting market capture, and the destruction of their livelihood by the rich.

This sort of monopolistic practice is these days considered to be a classic example of monopolistic market failure.

There is a massive overlap between the philosophy of the Luddites, and the cooperative movement.

The modern usage of the term is to disparage the working class as stupid, feckless, and scared. This has never been true.

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