Luddites

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1. Opponents of the introduction of labor-saving machinery. The original Luddites, followers of a legendary Ned Ludd, were British laborers of the early nineteenth century who smashed textile-making machines that threatened their jobs.

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Contemporary opponents of technological change are sometimes called “Luddites.”

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Casting Luddites as anti-technology has mired a historical labor uprising as a destructive tantrum thrown by fearful, hidebound cranks.

From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2026

Brick’s founders, both computer scientists, say they are hardly Luddites.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026

Quanta isn’t just an AI play and even Luddites can like the stock.

From Barron's ● Jun. 11, 2026

But the folks running Augusta National are not Luddites.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 8, 2026

He lived, too, in the troublous times of the Luddites, and had kept pistols, for defence as Mr. Helstone did.

From The Bront? Family, Vol. 1 of 2 with special reference to Patrick Branwell Bront? by Leyland, Francis A.