The original Luddites didn’t resist all new technology on principle. They were 19th-century textile workers who stormed mills and destroyed the machinery that threatened to replace them. Rawfords Mill near Huddersfield, Yorkshire, was a target of the Luddite movement. / Hulton Archive/GettyImages In the modern era, Luddites are mainly defined by what they don’t do. Your friend who stays off social media, doesn’t own a television, and can only be reached through their landline may identify as a Luddite. Before the term came to describe someone who shows disdain for new technology, it was the name of a political […]
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