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Is it time for a Luddite Renaissance?

https://www.npr.org/2026/09/08/nx-s1-5955618/is-it-time-for-a-luddite-renaissance
22•mooreds•1h ago

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cyanydeez•46m ago
Actual luddite: prevent capitalists from using technology to destroy society.

Meme luddite: hate technology

analog8374•38m ago
Amish luddite. Technology is vetted by a central committee before the public is allowed to use it.
Citizen_Lame•12m ago
Cyberpunk Luddite - carries an illegal military-grade EMP grenade strictly for when the smart fridge tries to make small talk.
lolakutty•37m ago
normie: Loves to walk on technologically advanced crutches when they have perfectly working legs...
bbg2401•7m ago
Your “actual Luddite” characterisation is just as much a meme.

Both are stupid misrepresentations of the movement.

pessimizer•6m ago
Actual Luddite: your employees who are going through layoffs while your profits are rising.

Luddite according to the boss: somebody who is trying to prevent me from doing what I want to do when I want to do it just because there's 100 of them and one of me.

The boss owns the printing press.

goatlover•32m ago
The term luddite is like the term pharisee. It's a pejorative removed from it's historical context. Actual Luddites and Pharisees would have not agreed that they were against technology or legalistic hypocrites, even though their critics tried to paint them with that brush.
bbor•27m ago
All Hail King Ludd!

What do I mean by that? No one knows. But it's provocative -- it gets the comments going!

(despite being a dumb comment, this is my attempt to express the serious point that Luddism is a beautiful, admirable movement, and we are in a position where it can and will be redefined completely to fit this new world; don't let anyone convince you that their Luddism is the only true Luddism, at least not yet!)

RobotToaster•9m ago
Unfortunately I imagine your modern AI data centre has better security than a 19th century textile mill.
frumplestlatz•7m ago
Unfortunately? Are we really at the point of supporting terrorism of the “correct” political persuasion?

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https://www.npr.org/2026/09/08/nx-s1-5955618/is-it-time-for-a-luddite-renaissance
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