It's the whole "dramatic tension" thing: Having one's livelihood dedicated to furthering technological progress, all the while knowing that such progress sucks us dry of all that is good and kind and loving, leaving us bereft of craftsmanship, rendering true artisans penniless, and destroying our quality of life. Never a dull moment with good ol' Uncle Ned!
That's "luddite" but what about the "patent counsel"? Eventually people would find out about you and you'd go out of business.