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Feb. 27, 1812: Rage, Rage Against the Industrial Age

Posted February 27, 2012 9:21 AM

From Wired Top Stories:

The machines are coming to take their jobs away, so the workers resist. A band of craftsmen rally behind the mythical figure of Ned Ludd in a quixotic attempt to halt progress.

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Re: Feb. 27, 1812: Rage, Rage Against the Industrial Age

02/28/2012 11:35 AM

I guess no one wants to touch this one, either through apathy or fear of a lengthy rant. Or maybe beating a dead horse to death.

I'll keep it short: How prescient. Cheap, unskilled labor. And like corporations, machines became people (at least enough to replace them).

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