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Luddite Law Events

6 events

Darwin Among the Machines luddite_law_events.1

An article published in the … … has been making headways within the country's literary circles, enflaming the ongoing debate surrounding …. Claiming that machines are a kind of mechanical life undergoing constant evolution, it warns that, unless mankind acts prudently, machines might one day supplant humans as the dominant species.

"We refer to the question: What sort of creature man's next successor in the supremacy of the earth is likely to be. We have often heard this debated; but it appears to us that we are ourselves creating our own successors. Day by day the machines are gaining ground upon us; day by day we are becoming more subservient to them; more men are daily bound down as slaves to tend them, more men are daily devoting the energies of their whole lives to the development of mechanical life. The upshot is simply a question of time."

The machines shall not replace us.

Sounds like someone has sat in his dank studio for a bit too long. Time to Go Outside: -10% Political Strength of Academics, +10% Political Strength of Farmers

Fascinating idea. Really, quite fascinating.

Simple Living luddite_law_events.2

…, the resolutely anti-modernist leader of the …, has lauded the … proposal, claiming it would steer the … people away from the depraved march of modernity, and back into the tender bossom of ….

"The men of today boast of the ever growing extent of the modifications they impose on the world, and the consequence is that everything is thereby made more and more artificial."

… words have merit, and our goals are alligned. Widespread Dogmatic Intolerance: +5% Radicalism increases for the Violent Hostility Status, +5% Radicalism increases for the Cultural Erasure Status, +5% Radicalism increases for the Open Prejudice Status, -5% Technology Spread, -5% Innovation A Zealot Endorsed: +1 Interest Group Approval, +10% Interest Group Political Strength

Let us not entertain fanatics. A Zealot Scorned: -2 Interest Group Approval

Furor Technophobicus luddite_law_events.3

What began as a protest against the possible automation of certain work tasks in the … in … quickly devolved into a riot as a radicalized, mallet-wielding foreman unlocked the doors of the factory floor. Stories of broken machinery and broken bones are quickly spreading across …, souring the debate on ….

"When the web that we weave is complete, And the shuttle exchanged for the sword, We will fling the winding sheet O'er the despot at our feet, And dye it deep in the gore he has pour'd."

An unfortunate incident, at an inopportune time. Rage Against the Machine: -20% Throughput

Arrest both rabble and ringleaders. They do not represent us. Rage Against the Machine: -20% Throughput Factory Floor Crackdowns: -2 Interest Group Approval

Pining for Pines luddite_law_events.4

A popular new book, filled with lavish descriptions of field work and rich details of …'s wildlife, has drawn great attention to the prospect of enacting ….

"And the bush hath friends to meet him, and their kindly voices greet him In the murmur of the breezes and the river on its bars, And he sees the vision splendid of the sunlit plains extended, And at night the wond'rous glory of the everlasting stars."

What a riveting read.

Offer a commission to the author, with our compliments. Naturalist Author Stipend: +1 Government Expenses

Simpletons! luddite_law_events.5

Opponents of the proposed … laws with ties to the … have infuriated the people they sought to influence. Many are calling for a harsh reprisal for this disturbance.

"How are we to progress, if our nation is beset by bloodthirsty simpletons?" "Simpletons? Yes, I'm a simpleton! Are you a simpleton? We'll build a town and we'll name it Simple Town, because by then all the smart bastards that threw us out of work, they'll be dead!"

If they're so smart, they can learn to live without machines.

Perhaps we can hear what … has to say.

Collective Antagonism luddite_law_events.6

News of the … laws have reached the … and the …. Rather than renegotiate contracts, they are trying to renegotiate the laws by force.

No worthwhile contender in the political scene dares countenance 'The enemy of my enemy is my friend,' as sound advice. There are coalitions, allies of convenience, and desperate agreements. In the direst of moments, even fire and stone may ally against its common foe. And should they marry, those nearest to the eruption would do well to escape by any means.

Perhaps we were hasty.

We need only coax one away from the other.

Money greases everyone's wheels. Industrialist Coercion Funds: +1 Government Expenses

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