#ludite

[peoplecallitpoetry]

Poor empty husk

Some people seem to think art will disappear now That we’re obsolete now Now that you can get a machine to do your feeling for you Poor empty husks

Feeling like mighty emperors Wearing the gowns of finest cloth So fine you can’t even feel it between your fingers So fine they can’t even be seen Poor empty husks

They think they can replace years of dedication With a few descriptions and a bit of empty patience Imitate fire with a picture of a flame Trade feelings with wire Replace the senseless with logic Psh Poor empty husks

Heh Hurt us, I dare you! Make us quit! Take everything you can! Edit it to your heart’s content Poor empty husks But you know. You know as well as I do You can try And try And try again Soullessly trying to be us But you know it’s impossible Poor empty husks

Isn’t that what drives you mad You’re faster, smarter, bolder and newer And yet You can’t get rid of us! Poor empty husks

[selkies-world]

OK so I'm thinking about the amount of stuff I've been seeing over the last few months about people wanting to unplug, to lock out & to be chronically offline. I've also seen some stuff about Gen Z & Millenials forgetting how to spell without predictive text helping them. After 2030, schools in my country aren't planning on teaching kids to write on paper, they'll only be expected to type. All of this is honestly horrific to me.

So I was wondering... would anyone actually want to see some lessons about how to unplug, and how to use analog objects for stuff we usually rely on our phones & tablets for? Would anyone like lessons on handwriting & manual spelling?

When I was at school, we had at least 4 handwriting lessons every week. We had to write everything by hand- math, English, French, Gaelic (our native language); we had to write essays & stories by hand. We were writing on paper & we also had our own whiteboards to write on. The teacher wrote everything on the vertical whiteboard & on the blackboard, and we were also taught how to write on them as neatly as we did in our jotters. We started learning cursive at 8 years old.

I'm now 26, I love using my calligraphy pen, and I'm writing 2 of my books entirely by hand before I'll transcribe them onto my laptop. I love making the stuff in my bullet journal look as aesthetic as possible. I love the smells of inks & books. I love manual photography & I like how cute compact cameras & polaroids are.

So the idea that these things are being whitled away is heartbreaking to me, and I know I'm not the only one feeling that way.

Would you pay to learn how to be chronically offline & happy?

No

Maybe, but only a small amount

Uhh depends on the platform / format

Yeah, I think so

Probably, but only if there were free samples first

Yes

SHUT UP & TAKE MY MONEY

Voting ended onDec 26, 2025

Reblog for a wider sample rate <3

[rewatchnatural]

So, I'm watching this on Netflix - which I don't normally do - I know they messed with the music in season 1 - but I didn't know they messed with Carry On in 'the road so far' look back.

It's just strange. I don't like it.

[charliewykes]

white apples

Confusion is next when Bob Dylan songs that preach for changing times plays over consumer meaninglessness from something that once had meaning. The blinding white lights at the entrance were of either technological redemption or obsession came over me as the sliding doors opened. I wasn't sure what was more terrifying. The surreal chatter and enthusiasm of the crowd, or the seemingly endless lineup of people staring screens both tiny and large--or the ubiquitous blue shirts known as geniuses. The prevalence of whom show that there is enough of this gizmo obsessed culture to market to these slaves of a culture where style has became come an ends within itself. Such white lights to suggest a heavenly haven of what technology has brought to us.

[minmaximus]

never yet a twitter or tiktok user and better 4 it

[st4rstuff7]

I’ve been online a lot less lately because I’m just so tired of watching people live the lives that I want. Instead of wasting away doom scrolling I’m trying to channel that energy into self expression, self love, and moving forward down the paths that are presented before me into a person I like, and a person I want to become. Only time will tell if this method works 🤷

[theramblingsofatiredintrovert]

'Ludite' by Ilska S., 2025

An artist's grief of AI theft normalcy.

[spartacusalltheway]

...and the toilet, and how to put undies on! @Regrann from @notsalmon - For #parents everywhere ... #notsalmon #ludite #children #mom #momlife #lifequotes #Regrann