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Retroterm of the Day: Luddite.

June 7, 2009 //  by David Keyes

Three centuries ago English textile manufacturers began to use mechanical looms. They then dismissed some employees and reduced the wages of others. Textile workers organized protests under the aegis of a mythical leader named General Ludd.  During some, mechanized looms were smashed. “Luddite” has since come to refer generically to those who resist resist technological progress.

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