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- noun historical Opposition to the
Industrial Revolution bytextile workers fearing for theirlivelihoods . - noun by extension, pejorative Opposition to
technological change .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Luddism is one thing, but a complete dismissal of a scientific approach to the world is quite another.
Wayne Hale: NASA Can Provide the Inspiration - NASA Watch 2009
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He should be weary about pushing that kind of Luddism, not openly flouting it.
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He should be weary about pushing that kind of Luddism, not openly flouting it.
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In the 1980s, Luddism had not yet clouded his mind, but in my opinion, he was boiling with resentment against the high-tech, state-of-the-art pneumatic tubes Time had installed.
John Leo: A Birthday Toast to Roger Rosenblatt John Leo 2011
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In the 1980s, Luddism had not yet clouded his mind, but in my opinion, he was boiling with resentment against the high-tech, state-of-the-art pneumatic tubes Time had installed.
John Leo: A Birthday Toast to Roger Rosenblatt John Leo 2011
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Culturally, Americans have embraced Luddism for far too long.
Wayne Hale: NASA Can Provide the Inspiration - NASA Watch 2009
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I feel this Luddism came out of the 1960s counterculture movement and we're still paying the price for it.
Wayne Hale: NASA Can Provide the Inspiration - NASA Watch 2009
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In the 1980s, Luddism had not yet clouded his mind, but in my opinion, he was boiling with resentment against the high-tech, state-of-the-art pneumatic tubes Time had installed.
John Leo: A Birthday Toast to Roger Rosenblatt John Leo 2011
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Indoctrination into Luddism and cultural Marxism begins in our schools and continues into college.
Wayne Hale: NASA Can Provide the Inspiration - NASA Watch 2009
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As for our ostensible Luddism, there is a big difference in the labor saved by a dishwasher and the labor/mental energy saved by a government powerful enough to make your decisions for you, or, you know, to raise your children or take care of your parents.
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