Luddite (noun, dating from 1811) - name taken by a group of protesters who destroyed machinery in Midlands and northern England 1811-16 for fear it would deprive them of work. Name supposedly originates from Ned Ludd, a Leicestershire worker who had wrecked machinery in 1779. Name is applied to modern rejecters of automation and technology from at least 1961.
Monday, 11 October 2010
Technology - Does It Make Life Better, Or Worse?
Here's another interesting blog that I came across today. Does all of our tech actually make our lives better? Just give an ear to the following:
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