@Elliptica @Shadowman311 It’s more of an anarchist manifesto in that sense. It’s more about a revolt against civilization, not machines. Even Ted said there’s nothing wrong with the telephone, but the society the telephone creates is worse. There may be a core of arguable truth to what he’s saying, and we should keep it in mind going forward when we assume control of society, but the ideas have been picked up and run away with by a gaggle of retards.
I don’t think Ted would say “technology bad, therefore women should die in childbirth” but a lot of his followers might.