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brimshae on scored.co
9 days ago10 points(+0/-0/+10Score on mirror)2 children
The Luddites were concerned about advances in technology leaving people without jobs. They were smeared by their opposition as "lol, scared of machines".
As we're seeing today: Much like Uncle Ted, they were right then, and they're right now.
In only a handful of generations no one knows how anything works anymore. The push the button but the underlying mechanism are obscured.
2Timothy 3
1: This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.
2: For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,
3: Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,
4: Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;
5: Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.
6: For of this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away with divers lusts,
7: Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.
[...]
13: But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived.
As we're seeing today: Much like Uncle Ted, they were right then, and they're right now.
2Timothy 3
1: This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.
2: For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,
3: Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,
4: Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;
5: Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.
6: For of this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away with divers lusts,
7: Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.
[...]
13: But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived.