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The original Luddites weren’t anti-technology or technologically incompetent. They were speaking out against the wealthy industrialists threatening their livelihoods. Faced with an industrialized ...

It was not, Horvath argues, until EdTech arrived and began measuring its success against metrics it had itself created. Second is the belief that multimedia enhances learning. Entertainment and ...

Some Luddites simply want to press 'pause' on the uninhibited march of technological progress. Stan Eales/iStock via Getty Images The term “Luddite” emerged in early 1800s England. At the time there ...

The term “Luddite” emerged in early 1800s England. At the time there was a thriving textile industry that depended on manual knitting frames and a skilled workforce to create cloth and garments out of ...

I've been a PC user for over 25 years, using everything from a Pentium 3 prebuilt PC to a Ryzen 7 5700X custom gaming rig. I've built PCs for friends, family, and paying customers using flagship ...

Even Silicon Valley CEOs can get tired of technology. Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev told the hosts of the "Access" podcast that he stopped tracking his blood pressure while recalling the many storms his ...

They burned down mills in the name of a mythical character called Ludd. So 200 years after their most famous battle, why are we still peppering conversations with the word "Luddite"? It's a popular ...

When the only thing better than a flip phone is no phone at all. “When I got my flip phone, things instantly changed,” a Luddite Club member said. “I started using my brain.”Credit...Scott Rossi for ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Andrew Maynard, Arizona State University (THE CONVERSATION) The term “Luddite” emerged ...