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What the Machine Breakers Actually Wanted

The framebreakers of 1811 were not protesting machinery. They were protesting the use of machinery to evade apprenticeship, quality customs and agreed piece rates — and that is the part the word Luddite erases.

By Brecht Corbeel · August 8, 2026 · 17 min read

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Humanity & Technology

Humanity Has Always Been a Human–Technology System

From stone tools to AI agents, technology changes human capability through cumulative culture, institutions, and feedback—not through gadgets acting alone.

By Brecht Corbeel · August 8, 2026 · 11 min read

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