Because clearly that's what was being discussed.

pfdietz · 2024-10-14T15:09:15 1728918555

Well, yes. Luddites expect to be insulated from the consequences of economic changes.

squigz · 2024-10-14T15:13:33 1728918813

That's not a very generous interpretation of their or GP's concerns.

pfdietz · 2024-10-14T16:37:17 1728923837

I'm not trying to be generous, I'm trying to be accurate.

dang · 2024-10-14T18:13:03 1728929583

Please avoid tit-for-tat spats on HN—they're nasty and boring. And please don't post in the flamewar style to HN—it's not what this site is for, and destroys what it is for.

https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

squigz · 2024-10-14T16:41:05 1728924065

You failed at both.

dang · 2024-10-14T18:13:08 1728929588

Please avoid tit-for-tat spats on HN—they're nasty and boring. And please don't post in the flamewar style to HN—it's not what this site is for, and destroys what it is for.

https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html