Luddites

English textile workers of the 1810s who smashed the new machines that were taking their livelihoods. Here, anyone who treats progress itself as the enemy and would rather sacrifice it than argue over who owns the machine and whom it serves.

The key message that this author wants to impart is not a rallying call to those Luddites who would rather sacrifice progress on the altar of anti-technology activism.

As used in: techno-feudalism-un