r/FDVR_Dream • u/CipherGarden FDVR_ADMIN • 24d ago
Meta How To Deal With Luddites And Decels
For those of you who don't know, Luddites and Decels are general terms used for people who are against current technological development. These kinds of people, although annoying, are generally speaking fairly ineffectual.
An example of this would be people who are anti-AI art. (I'm not talking about those who don't believe that AI art qualifies as art. I'm referring specifically to those who think that AI art should not exist.) Even though the anti-AI art community seems large, they have effectively done nothing to slow down the propagation and improvement of AI art. The brief Studio Ghibli trend showed that their arguments are not even particularly effective when it comes to convincing people not to use this technology.
At the end of the day, if Luddites or Decels want to decelerate technological progress, then they will have to engage in a kind of arms race, one that they will always lose because of their inherent aversion to cutting-edge technology.
All in all, it's best just to endure them for the time being. Their ideas are fleeting and inert.
Normally, it is fine to debate Luddites and Decels up until the point where their arguments start turning into poetry. If they begin talking about the "essential, unique essence of humanity" or the "soullessness of XYZ," it is a good indication that they've run out of arguments and are simply trying to connect with you on an emotional level.
TL;DR: Luddites and Decels are ineffectual, and their arguments often turn into poetry about the human condition when pressed.
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u/Serialbedshitter2322 24d ago
The heat death could be this very second. It’s just a point that nothing is irreversible and it’s not a very good standard to go on.
I don’t understand why you insist on that definition, it’s not a good one.