except Marx was never opposed to automation. And that's the difference between Luddites and Marxists. Luddites failed because they thought they could simply smash the machines. Marxists understand that the problem isn't with technology itself, but rather with capitalist relations and how technology is being used by the ruling class.
Marxist position isn't to smash the data centres, it's to seize the means of production.
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