What the Modern Luddites Miss: Technology Makes Us Wealthier

Tags: Capitalism, The Entrepreneur

06/27/2025 Soham Patil

Contrary to the expectation of the Luddites, we have only become wealthier than before and workers today enjoy much higher standards of living than workers in the past.

Original article: https://mises.org/power-market/what-modern-luddites-miss-technology-makes-us-wealthier

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