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Luddism mistakes the means of production for the relations of production. the machine isn't the enemy. the property relation that puts the machine in the hands of the class that extracts from you-- that's the enemy. smashing the machine leaves the property relation intact. the mill owner buys another one. you're still broke.

the position that "the technology itself is the problem" is functionally identical to the empire's position that technology belongs to them. you cede the entire terrain. they thank you for it.

Luddism offers the comfort of a clear enemy —the machine— instead of the harder work of transforming the social relations that determine who the machine serves. it's politically legible, emotionally satisfying, and strategically useless.

is this revolution cancelled? im tired boss look at my proletariat dawg

its fucking hot

i have been spending all this time trying to make GNOME act like a tiling window manager when all i had to do was try out hyprland for a second. i can't go back now i need to actually get the hang of nvim i feel the power coursing through my veins already

GOD FUCKING DAMMIT https://www.the-independent.com/tech/security/ai-cyber-security-ransomware-attack-b3008237.html

Seize the means of slop

When workers organize, demand higher wages, or refuse to accept intensified exploitation, capital deploys machinery. The machine doesn't just replace the striking workers. It disciplines them. It sends a message to every worker in every factory: you are replaceable. The machine will do your job. Your only choice is to accept what capital offers or be replaced by a mechanism that never asks for a raise. The mechanism operates at two levels. First, the direct replacement: the machine eliminates the striking worker's job. Second, the systemic threat: the existence of the machine depresses wages for everyone who remains, because everyone knows the machine is waiting. The threat IS the weapon. The machine does not need to replace every worker. It only needs to replace enough workers that the rest are too afraid to organize. The threat "someone using AI will replace you" is constant and ambient. The layoffs make it real. The layoffs are real. Contrary to popular belief the 153,000+ and climbing tech layoffs this decade were not caused by AI, most were post-pandemic corrections. But they were legitimated by AI. Every layoff announcement came with a pivot-to-AI narrative. To shareholders: they are cutting costs and their stock surges temporarily. To the workers: the model is coming for your job too. Accept the new terms. Stop complaining. The machine is watching.

@chris__martin@functional.cafe living human labor is the only thing that produces value on its own.

@chris__martin@functional.cafe how did the linux kernel happen?

@chris__martin@functional.cafe are you talking about the entire ai bubble or?

@smalls@ocw.social Thankfully this exists

@stuffifound hondas are imported. more likely a nissan ultima

@stefan@stefanbohacek.online @gert@social.coop @slyborg@ohai.social because mainstream applications wanna put up an abstraction layer so we dont understand it and push the idea that any attempt to understand tech is too spooky