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TIL what a luddite is: apparently they started in 1811 and were named after Ned Ludd, a textile worker in England. So what was the characteristic called in 18
by jjtheblunt 3y ago
TIL what a luddite is: apparently they started in 1811 and were named after Ned Ludd, a textile worker in England. So what was the characteristic called in 1810?
- pessimizer 3y agoAccording to who you're replying to, they're actually 10,000 years old, and complain about scientific research, rather than about being pushed out of their textile jobs by machinery.
- idiotsecant 3y agoexcuse me while I roll my eyes directly into the back of my head. Would you prefer I used the correct Sanskrit term?
- retrac 3y agoMaybe the concept is not much older than that. Luddite implies resistance to technological change and the disruptive consequences of those changes. Before the early modern era, you might go your whole life never encountering/seeing/being replaced by a disruptive new technology. If you've never experienced repeated new changes of that sort you could hardly develop a dislike for them.
- jjtheblunt 3y agoReally good point!
- NoZebra120vClip 3y ago[flagged]
- 8note 3y agoProperly they complained about who had control and would get the benefits of the new tech. In earlier times, the ownership came out differently