neo-Luddite
Anti-technology advocate today
A neo-Luddite opposes or resists modern technology, especially computers and automation.
The term references the 19th-century Luddites who smashed textile machinery.
Unlike the originals, neo-Luddites typically argue on philosophical or environmental grounds rather than economic self-interest: He's such a neo-Luddite—he still refuses to get a smartphone.
The stance ranges from principled skepticism to complete rejection of digital life.
One fearing modern devices
- traditionalistAdherent to established customs
- primitivistAdvocate for pre-industrial life
- craftspersonSkilled manual worker
- artisanSkilled manual tradesperson
handworker · homesteader · off-gridder · simplifier · purist · skeptic · dropout · smallholder
Dread of modern devices
- anti-technologyOpposed to modern machinery
- primitivismIdealization of pre-modern life
- simplicityLack of complexity
- back-to-basicsRefocusing on core elements
anti-modernism · anti-progress · degrowth · localism · self-sufficiency · agrarianism · pastoralism
Public expression of disapproval
- sabotageDeliberate disruption of operations
- boycottOrganized economic protest
- dissentDisagreement with authority
- activismDirect effort for reform
opt-out · refusal · unplugging · deletion · disconnection · rejection · defiance · abstention
Skill in making objects
- handmadeCreated manually, not mechanically
- analogComparable equivalent
- communityCollective of connected people
- face-to-faceDirect personal encounter
tangible · embodied · local · sustainable · authenticity · simplicity · mindfulness · presence
Self-operating system design
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
- alienationState of being isolated
- dehumanizationDenying personhood to others
- deskillingReducing job complexity
Major Midlands municipality
- weaverThread-interlacing craftsperson
- loomFabric-making frame
- mechanizationConverting to machine operation
- EnglandLargest British country
technophobe
One fearing modern devices
- traditionalistAdherent to established customs
- primitivistAdvocate for pre-industrial life
- craftspersonSkilled manual worker
artisan · handworker · homesteader · off-gridder · simplifier · purist · skeptic · dropout · smallholder
technophobia
Dread of modern devices
- anti-technologyOpposed to modern machinery
- primitivismIdealization of pre-modern life
- simplicityLack of complexity
back-to-basics · anti-modernism · anti-progress · degrowth · localism · self-sufficiency · agrarianism · pastoralism
protest
Public expression of disapproval
- sabotageDeliberate disruption of operations
- boycottOrganized economic protest
- dissentDisagreement with authority
activism · opt-out · refusal · unplugging · deletion · disconnection · rejection · defiance · abstention
craftsmanship
Skill in making objects
- handmadeCreated manually, not mechanically
- analogComparable equivalent
- communityCollective of connected people
face-to-face · tangible · embodied · local · sustainable · authenticity · simplicity · mindfulness · presence · nature
automation
Self-operating system design
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
- alienationState of being isolated
- dehumanizationDenying personhood to others
Nottingham
Major Midlands municipality
- weaverThread-interlacing craftsperson
- loomFabric-making frame
- mechanizationConverting to machine operation
neo-Ludditeearly adopter
First purchaser of innovations
technophile · tech enthusiast · transhumanist · techno-utopian · gadget lover
neo-Ludditetechno-utopian
Faith in technological salvation
transhumanist · accelerationist · futurist · progressivist · technologist
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