Neo-Luddite
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A Neo-Luddite is a Luddite from after the 1920s.
- AKA: New Luddite.
- Context:
- They can range from being a Pro-Worker Luddite to being a Techno-Pessimist Luddite.
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- Example(s):
- Counter-Example(s):
- See: Modern Technology, Monkeywrenching, Simple Living, Anti-Globalization, Anarcho-Primitivism, Radical Environmentalism, Technophobia.
References
2015
- (Wikipedia, 2015) ⇒ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neo-Luddism Retrieved:2015-1-28.
- Neo-Luddism or New Luddism is a philosophy opposing many forms of modern technology. According to a manifesto drawn up by the Second Luddite Congress (April 1996; Barnesville, Ohio) Neo-Luddism is "a leaderless movement of passive resistance to consumerism and the increasingly bizarre and frightening technologies of the Computer Age." [1] The name is based on the historical legacy of the British Luddites, who were active between 1811 and 1816. These groups along with some modern Neo-Luddites are characterized by the practice of destroying or abandoning the use of technological equipment as well as advocating simple living. Neo-Luddism stems from the concept that technology has a negative impact on individuals, their communities and the environment. Neo-Luddites also fear the future unknown effects that new technologies might unleash. The modern Neo-Luddite movement has connections with the anti-globalization movement, anarcho-primitivism, radical environmentalism and Deep Ecology.[1]
The word Luddite is also used as “a derogatory term applied to anyone showing vague technophobic leanings.” [2]
- Neo-Luddism or New Luddism is a philosophy opposing many forms of modern technology. According to a manifesto drawn up by the Second Luddite Congress (April 1996; Barnesville, Ohio) Neo-Luddism is "a leaderless movement of passive resistance to consumerism and the increasingly bizarre and frightening technologies of the Computer Age." [1] The name is based on the historical legacy of the British Luddites, who were active between 1811 and 1816. These groups along with some modern Neo-Luddites are characterized by the practice of destroying or abandoning the use of technological equipment as well as advocating simple living. Neo-Luddism stems from the concept that technology has a negative impact on individuals, their communities and the environment. Neo-Luddites also fear the future unknown effects that new technologies might unleash. The modern Neo-Luddite movement has connections with the anti-globalization movement, anarcho-primitivism, radical environmentalism and Deep Ecology.[1]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sale, Kirkpatrick, America’s new Luddites. URL=http://mondediplo.com/1997/02/20luddites
- ↑ Brosnan, M.J. (1998). Technophobia: the psychological impact of Information Technology. pg 155. London: Routledge.
1993
- (Noble, 1993) ⇒ David F. Noble. (1993). “Progress Without People: New Technology, Unemployment, and the Message of Resistance." Charles H. Kerr Publishing.
1953
- (Heidegger, 1953) ⇒ Martin Heidegger. (1953). “In The Question Concerning Technology"