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neo-luddite
/niːɒˈlʌdaɪt/
adj 2noun 2
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5ADJ.
organized
VERB + NEO-LUDDITE
accept
NEO-LUDDITE + NOUN
demur, multitudes, podcast, resistance, revolt, spectrum
PREP.
without
ADV.
remarkably
Definitions
adj
1
Opposed to technology, in the fashion of the Luddites.
One is a neo-Luddite revolt, aiming to destroy machines and machine systems […]
Last along the spectrum comes a diverse set of social critics, activists and intellectuals for the most part, who accept the neo-Luddite label without demur and are consciously working to adapt certain of the Luddite fundamentals to contemporary politics.
noun
1
One who opposes technology or scientific progress, in the fashion of the Luddites.
"Neo-Luddite," I said to myself. A filthy accusation.
Yet the neo-Luddite resistance is remarkably disparate. Some flee to the woods; others, taking a less courageous stand, are content to dis the microwave oven and cellular phone. But on one major point, neo-Luddites agree: They would loathe computerization even if hordes of unwitting neo-Luddites hadn't suddenly made technophobia so trendy.
adj
1
Alternative letter-case form of neo-Luddite.
Nick Hilton, host of a neo-luddite podcast called The Ned Ludd Radio Hour, has invited me over for a cup of tea.
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One is a neo-Luddite revolt, aiming to destroy machines and machine systems […]
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Last along the spectrum comes a diverse set of social critics, activists and intellectuals for the most part, who accept the neo-Luddite label without demur and are consciously working to adapt certai
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One such collection of thoughts is the neo-Luddite spectrum. Not yet an organized movement, the neo-Luddite approach contains multitudes of […]
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"Neo-Luddite," I said to myself. A filthy accusation.
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Yet the neo-Luddite resistance is remarkably disparate. Some flee to the woods; others, taking a less courageous stand, are content to dis the microwave oven and cellular phone. But on one major point
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Where a techno-pessimist like Yudkowsky would have us address the biggest-picture threats conceivable[…] neo-luddites tend to focus on ground-level concerns. Employment, especially, because this is wh
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