Nothing could be further from the truth. The original 19th century Luddites weren’t against technology. Rather, they resisted its oppressive use. Their rebellion was violently suppressed. But their ...

Your friend who stays off social media, doesn’t own a television, and can only be reached through their landline may identify ...

MSNBC Luddite Club members still living 'fulfilling, offline lives' in college Posted: February 18, 2025 | Last updated: March 8, 2025 In 2022, New York Times reporter Alex Vadukul wrote a piece ...

Have you ever been called a Luddite? We have – usually as an insult, rooted in a popular misconception that Luddites are anti-progress fanatics. Nothing could be further from the truth.

Three years after starting a club meant to fight social media’s grip on young people, many original members are holding firm and gaining new converts. Ye Fan for The New York Times Club members ...

For a product so heavily relied upon the world over, technological innovation in the car industry has moved at an almost glacial pace over the last century. Car manufacturers have made small and ...

In 1811, armed with hammers and desperation, a band of English textile workers stormed factories to smash the mechanised looms that threatened their livelihoods. These ‘Luddites’ weren’t ...

“Sometimes people can be really scared to appear critical about a new AI tool, because there’s always a fear that people will think you are a Luddite or that you don’t understand it or that you are ...

In 2022, New York Times reporter Alex Vadukul wrote a piece about Logan Lane – then a high school student – and her peers starting the “Luddite Club”, a group that would meet up to hang ...