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Memory prices climb 500% in 12 months, up to 10x the lowest ever tracked prices — 128GB of DDR5 now $3,399 (www.tomshardware.com)
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[–] grue@lemmy.world 69 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago) (2 children)

We've been told historical lies. People who have an issue with this are like Luddites, but that's because the Luddites were justified too!

They weren't against technology; they were against it being used to abuse and exploit them as workers.

[–] halezinflames@lemmus.org 11 points 9 hours ago (2 children)

I've only heard that term being used to insult, that's actually a real thing?

[–] grue@lemmy.world 45 points 9 hours ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luddites

The Luddites were members of a 19th-century movement of English textile workers who protested the usage of certain types of automated machinery owing to their concerns relating to worker pay, labour savings, child labour, working conditions, and output quality. They often destroyed said machines in organised raids. Members of the group referred to themselves as Luddites, self-described followers of "Ned Ludd", a legendary weaver whose name was used as a pseudonym in threatening letters to mill owners and government officials.

[–] k0e3@lemmy.ca 1 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

I've never heard it used as an insult. How is it even supposed to be offensive? "Har har you're a person who doesn't like tech"?

[–] plateee@piefed.social 11 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Less of "you're a person who doesn't like tech" and more "you're not with the times/are scared of the future"... which is pretty close to some messaging from clankers.

[–] k0e3@lemmy.ca 3 points 5 hours ago

I see, thank you!

[–] paraphrand@lemmy.world 2 points 7 hours ago

Gotta warp the truth to misdirect from the real problems.