The concerns and methods vary, but there is to it all, at bottom, a message that is unmistakably Luddistic: beware the technological juggernaut, reckon the terrible costs, understand the worlds being lost in the world being gained, reflect on the price of the machine and its systems on your life, pay attention to the natural world and its increasing destruction, resist the seductive catastrophe of industrialism. Kirkpatrick Sale
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In this quote, it seems as though the writer is concerned with the rise of technology. He mentions that there are a lot of things that go wrong with technology but that it’s important to be aware of these issues and try to prevent them from happening. He also talks about how technological development can have positive results, but it is important to be aware of the problems associated with new technology. It would seem that this person is quite anti-technology.

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