antitechnology
Against modern devices
Antitechnology describes opposition to technological development or the use of technology.
The stance ranges from selective resistance—rejecting smartphones or social media—to broader philosophical rejection of industrial civilization.
The Amish maintain antitechnology practices for religious reasons.
His antitechnology views made him skeptical of AI.
The prefix anti- attaches to form both adjective and noun uses.
Disconnected from power
- analogComparable equivalent
- manualWritten instructions for use
- off-gridWithout utility connections
- low-techNot electronically complex
handmade · self-sufficient · homesteading · primitive · basic · sustainable · screen-free · back-to-basics
Absence of confidence
- warinessCautious distrust
- critiqueDetailed evaluative analysis
- doubtLack of firm belief
- cynicismDistrust of human sincerity
questioning · suspicion · caution · hesitation · misgivings · anxiety · fear · alarmism
Organized economic protest
- protestPublic expression of disapproval
- activismDirect effort for reform
- sabotageDeliberate disruption of operations
- dissentDisagreement with authority
rebellion · backlash · rejection · disobedience · grassroots · blockade · picketing · moratorium
Inherited cultural legacy
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- folkloreInherited cultural narratives
- handicraftManual skill or product
- artisanalMade by skilled craftspeople
time-honored · ancestral · pastoral · agrarian · pre-industrial · vintage · handloom · blacksmithing
Study of environmental relations
- sustainabilityCapacity to endure indefinitely
- e-wasteDiscarded technological devices
- pollutionEnvironmental harm from waste
- electromagneticInvolving electric and magnetic fields
unplugged
Disconnected from power
low-tech · handmade · self-sufficient · homesteading · primitive · basic · sustainable · screen-free · back-to-basics · downshifting
distrust
Absence of confidence
cynicism · questioning · suspicion · caution · hesitation · misgivings · anxiety · fear · alarmism · pessimism
boycott
Organized economic protest
- protestPublic expression of disapproval
- activismDirect effort for reform
- sabotageDeliberate disruption of operations
dissent · rebellion · backlash · rejection · disobedience · grassroots · blockade · picketing · moratorium · primitivist
heritage
Inherited cultural legacy
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- folkloreInherited cultural narratives
- handicraftManual skill or product
artisanal · time-honored · ancestral · pastoral · agrarian · pre-industrial · vintage · handloom · blacksmithing · hand-tools
ecology
Study of environmental relations
- sustainabilityCapacity to endure indefinitely
- e-wasteDiscarded technological devices
- pollutionEnvironmental harm from waste
electromagnetic · green · natural · rewilding · degrowth
antitechnologytechnology
Applied scientific methods
technophilia · techno-utopianism · technocratic · high-tech · cybernetic
antitechnologyfuturist
Tomorrow trends scholar
transhumanist · techno-utopian · progressive · futurism · modernist
antitechnologytechnology
Applied scientific methods
high-tech · tech-savvy · wired · computerized
technology, technologies, technological, technologist, biotechnology, technocracy, technologists, nanotechnology, technologically