I am aware of the history and used the term intentionally. Historically, one of the chief complaints from those English workers (along with their compensation concerns…but there are always compensation concerns when human labor is changed in any way) was how the automated machines would lower the quality of the textiles.
The commenter I was responding to was specifically speaking to code quality concerns generated by AI automation. While the modern usage of “Luddite” tends to generalize towards rejection of any new technology. When I mentioned “Luddite-like rejection of the technology because of some offended artistic notions” it was specific to the Luddite complain that the automation of would lower quality.
That might be a specific detail in the history that you may have missed, forgotten, or perhaps simply ignored—but it’s an important detail with a direct parallel in this conversation.
Your first part may be right, however using the term Luddite as a pejorative without understanding what they meant or stood for (given the social context) is a sign of ignorance.