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Originally Posted by luqmaninbmore
That is an insult to the historical Luddites who were conducting a class war against the rising lords of capital who sought to exploit them more thoroughly.
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No, it's not. His views are just as anti-change as theirs was. Granted, it is NOT easy to change one's marketing approach, especially if one has never really *had* to engage in marketing as the original Luddite handloom weavers. But it *is* do-able. What marked the Luddite movement was the whole "keep the buggy-whip industry alive even if no one owns a horse-and-buggy anymore" attitude towards their chosen career. We see the same thing today in the automotive industry and others.
And given his rant against having to compete with 'lesser-quality' authors who dominate the current book markets, he clearly is a modern-day handloom weaver calling for 'wrecking the automated looms' that threaten his career. Naturally, he refuses to accept or even understand that his 'career' is most likely wallowing because he isn't meeting market demands.
So sad, but Alan Kaufman needs to either learn to work within the demands of the marketplace, or he should slink off to the welfare lines with the rest who refuse to adapt. Note I didn't say unemployment lines, those are for the ones who *want* to work.
Of course, he *could* always take the easy way out, get a PhD and take a job teaching others to hate storytelling, yet love scribbling.
Derek