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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.
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- Both “200” and “160” are 2 minutes in microwave math
- When you’re a kid, you don’t realize you’re also watching your mom and dad grow up.
- More dreams have been destroyed by alarm clocks than anything else
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They're Luddites 2.0.
Daily reminder of Luddites demands and the realization they were not against technology, just being exploited by it.
Wage cuts- Employees were fighting for their (economic) survival as wages sank while food prices were skyrocketing. They used collective bargaining to demand higher wages.
Price cuts - Textile goods were becoming cheaper, reducing the value created by highly-skilled textile workers. They asked local magistrates to enforce price limits.
Deskilling - As their work was being replaced by low-skill labour they asked employers to protect their jobs during trade depressions.
Quality standards - They opposed the production of cheap, shoddy goods that undercut the market for quality textiles and degraded their trade. They asked the government to enforce quality standards in textile production.
Breaking traditional labour practices - Employers were abandoning apprenticeship systems and customary agreements about wages and working conditions. They advocated for the prosecution of employers who violated these norms.
https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofBritain/The-Luddites/
https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/w3kjXWmgos56e3Z4u/learning-from-the-luddites-implications-for-a-modern-ai
Some of them. The rest just hated the textile machinery, and thought it was plagiarizing their week.
They can call themselves luddites when they start blowing up data centers.
Ned Ludd didn't fuck around and neither should we.
Hasan Minhaj had an interview with the "Gen Z Luddite" movement
https://player.fm/series/hasan-minhaj-doesnt-know/the-gen-z-luddites-rebelling-against-big-tech