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cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen") wrote:
Regarding a prior boost[1]: One thing I learned about Luddites reading that comic that I didn't know before was that they were operating in a context where trade unions and collective bargaining had been made illegal.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Combination_Act_1799
The more I learn about Luddites, the harder it is for me to hold my tongue when I encounter people using the term in the modern sense. 😆