#neoluddism

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This Gen Z-created tool helps fight digital surveillance

Gen Z For Change launches its "Eyes on AI" campaign against surveillance capitalism.

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Quote from "Cyberspace and the Lonely Crowd" by Greg Van Alstyne.

"Man shouldn't be able to see his own reflection - there's nothing more sinister. Nature gave him the gift of not being able to stare into his own eyes. Only in the water of rivers and ponds could he look at his face. And the very posture he had to assume was symbolic. He had to bend over, stoop down, to commit the ignominy of beholding himself. The inventor of the mirror poisoned the human heart."

-Fernando Pessoa

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‘Humanity’s remaining timeline? It looks more like five years than 50’: meet the neo-luddites warning of an AI apocalypse

From the academic who warns of a robot uprising to the workers worried for their future – is it time we started paying attention to the tech

“Technology is far too important to be thought of as just a grab-bag of neat gadgets, and it’s far too powerful to be left in the hands of billionaire executives and venture capitalists,” [Jathan Sadowski] says. “Luddites want technology – the future – to work for all of us.”

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“The historical luddites tried to make the system scream,” says Ongweso. “That catalysed later change. It’s part of the new luddite project to try to figure out how to do the same.”

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This short book demystifies how the two systems of technology and capitalism work together and equips readers with practical tools to dismantle them and build a better world, bit by bit. Our society is constantly made to serve the needs of two systems: technology and capitalism. Neither exists outside humans, but both are treated as above and beyond us. The Mechanic and the Luddite offers the critical tools needed to deconstruct these systems—how they work, who they work for, and what work they do in our lives. With signature style and energy, Jathan Sadowski presents a provocative one-stop shop for understanding the political economy of technology and capitalism.  Each chapter breaks down key features of technological capitalism, offering sharp, synthetic, and authoritative analysis of topics like innovation, labor, data, and risk. It's not enough to know how the machinery of capitalism is put together and how its parts operate; we must also know whom the machines serve and when they should be taken apart, to be rebuilt for new purposes or destroyed for good. The Mechanic and the Luddite provides the political guidance needed to make these crucial decisions.

oh you absolutely bet i pre-ordered.

[airanfadh]

the absolute insanity of the 'analog retaliation' is sending memy sweet, overstimulated cherubs, we have officially crossed the event horizon. yesterday I saw someone in a coffee shop typing on a literal mechanical typewriter while wearing apple vision pros. when i asked why, they stared into my soul and whispered, "if the AI agents scrape my thoughts, at least they'll have to suffer through my terrible physical handwriting first."we are so back. the high-tech future is exhausting, and the neolithic era is trending. we are collectively losing our minds to escape the feed: drafting letters to our therapists on parchment, navigating cities using moss growth on trees, and raw-dogging 5-hour flights with zero screen time. honestly? based. let's go back to letting our brains produce raw, organic, unfiltered boredom instead of optimized dopamine micro-doses.

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In 2026, We Are Friction-Maxxing

In the face of technologies that sell us escapism at every turn, we need to build up tolerance for “inconvenience.”

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A “QuitGPT” campaign is urging people to cancel their ChatGPT subscriptions

Backlash against ICE is fueling a broader movement against AI companies’ ties to President Trump.