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Some Luddites simply want to press ‘pause’ on the uninhibited march of technological progress. Stan Eales/iStock via Getty Images

What’s a Luddite? An expert on technology and society explains

Andrew Maynard, Arizona State University

Despite the association of ‘Luddite’ with a naïve rejection of technology, the term and its origins are far richer and more complex than you might think.
Poster showing ‘The Leader of the Luddites’ (1812) Wikimedia Commons

I’m a Luddite. You should be one too

Jathan Sadowski, Monash University

Why a workers’ rebellion in 19th-century England is relevant in the age of data extraction, gig labour and management by algorithm.
Is this a vision of the future? Robot worker image via shutterstock.com

Are robots taking our jobs?

Moshe Y. Vardi, Rice University

In the past, technology both destroyed and created jobs. Is that trend ending?
Voicing concerns isn’t the same as smashing the latest technology. Unknown

If Elon Musk is a Luddite, count me in!

Andrew Maynard, Arizona State University

We’ve missed plenty of early warnings about past scientific breakthroughs. Is it neo-Luddite to proceed with caution as an innovator?

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  4. History
  5. Industrial Revolution
  6. Innovation
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  9. Robots
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