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Feyd@programming.dev 2 weeks agoJust 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 2 weeks 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 2 weeks ago
You can and should make your point without denigrating labor movements.
jaybone@lemmy.zip 2 weeks 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 2 weeks 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.
ripcord@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Despite the memes, also typically not the best kind of correct.
Before someone says it.