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Luddites

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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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Not that the established tech CEOs are Luddites exactly, but their shareholders aren’t paying them to forgo any lever to protect their existing businesses against the AI tsunami.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 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

What’s more, it’s a way to engage in a kind of history that points toward a different kind of world, without being accused of being Luddites or becoming toxic nostalgics.

From Slate ● Feb. 21, 2025

The Luddites, who commenced breaking up machinery in manufacturing towns in 1811, again committed great excesses.

From Lord John Russell by Stuart J. (Stuart Johnson) Reid

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