110. Luddism: 19th Century Direct Action against TechnoCapitalism -- Brian Merchant

<p>I'm joined by <a href="https://brianmerchant.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Brian Merchant</a> to discuss his new book, <a href="https://www.flyleafbooks.com/book/9780316487740" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Blood in the Machine</em></a>. Brian argues persuasively that the Luddites weren't anti-technology but were actually for a different social order and a different use of technology. More importantly, in Brian's book the factory owners look a lot like today's tech titans and the workers look a lot like, well, today's workers. So come back with us to the early 19th century to find out how it all went wrong!</p>