Why I Am Not a Luddite: Confessions, Capitalism and Choosing Words Over Deeds
Dear Felienne! I need to start with a confession: I have a secret history of breaking things at work. My destructive streak started early, at primary school, when I destroyed the blackboard just after turning seven. Ok, maybe “destroyed” is a bit of an overstatement, but somehow I thought it would be funny to coat the entire blackboard with a layer of hand soap so the teacher’s chalk would no longer write on it. (I spent the entire weekend cleaning the board with the help of my mother; but yes, the other kids had fun.) Also later, while doing my first internships and when finally working ‘for real’, I quickly became known as the one who causes software to crash, drops her phone repeatedly, and ruins her new laptop on day one. ...