# 2024-03-05 - Claim: [[The free software movement is an example of neo-Luddism]]. - Claim: [[The right to repair movement is an example of neo-Luddism]]. - Both sound defensible - both movements are clearly not anti-technology, just anti the political economy of how software and hardware are controlled and commodified to the detriment of society. - US PIRG has a short report on what it considers to be the best laptop brands for repairability. - [[US PIRG's best laptop brands for repairability]]. - [[Listened]]: [[Nvidia: 2 Boom 2 Bust]]