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Luddites
- 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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