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InternetCitizen2@lemmy.world 16 hours agoYup, and its important to communicate that or we risk losing our voice in the general public and look like Luddites
Feyd@programming.dev 16 hours ago
Just FYI, using the term luddite derogatorily may not be as cool as you think it is. They were essentially an instance of organized labor flexing their power and not really “against technological advancement” like the term gets bandied about.
InternetCitizen2@lemmy.world 15 hours ago
I am aware, but i am using it in a colloquial sense. And you understood my point; which is exactly how the general public that needs to be swayed will interpret it.
Feyd@programming.dev 15 hours ago
You can and should make your point without denigrating labor movements.
jaybone@lemmy.zip 13 hours ago
Originally the Pedants were a group of trans atheist Linux users from Pedantia, so I won’t use it as a pejorative in this context.
InternetCitizen2@lemmy.world 15 hours ago
Uhh okay? Language and its use changes. If you want to be effective in getting your point across you need to keep up. The choir in lemmy isn’t who needs to be persuaded.
Feel free to be technically correct, but I would like to see the idea take mass adoption instead.