Context: this guy was an artisan who carved art into grains of rice, but he was put out of business when a machine was invented who could defeat him in carving competitions.
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This is a surprisingly old tale that gets retold in different contexts.
It sits within the history of John Henry and Luddites.
Pro-tip: the term Luddite is an anti-labour slur used to frame the very real concerns and grievances of workers as being some naive, backwards, anti-technology cult who wants to stand in the way of progress. Best to avoid using the term except where you are discussing history.
The luddites were right
Agreed, besides discussing history the other context to use the term luddite is "I'm a luddite." They were right and if a new group emerges ready to burn down data centers and tar and feather tech oligarchs then let them have at it.