Luddism
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Luddites (English: Luddite /ˈlʌdaɪt/) were social activists in 19th-century England who opposed the Industrial Revolution and the mechanization of textiles. The movement was characterized by the destruction of textile machines, as the Industrial Revolution replaced human labor with machines, leaving many handworkers unemployed. Later, the term came to denote anyone opposed to new technology. The name originates from Ned Ludd, a weaver from Leicestershire who, in 1779, allegedly smashed two knitting frames in a fit of rage. This act was later embellished into the myth of General Ludd or King Ludd leading a rebellion against industrialization.
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Luddites were a social movement of 19th-century English artisans who protested against the Industrial Revolution and the mechanization of the textile industry, often destroying textile machinery. This was because the Industrial Revolution replaced manual labor with machines, causing many skilled workers to lose their jobs. Later, the term 'Luddite' came to refer to anyone opposed to new technology.
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The workers' resistance was not against the machines per se, but against the social relations in which machines were used to lower wages and worsen working conditions. It was a struggle over the distribution of technological dividends and the burden of costs, not a rejection of technology itself.
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