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Luddite

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Luddite
A term for workers in the early 19th century in Britain who opposed the Industrial Revolution because increased mechanization was changing the economy and leaving them without jobs. The term has come to mean any person who opposes technological changes, especially those that impact the economy.
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A luddite in conventional language these days is someone who is opposed to new technology.
THINK ABOUT BACK TO HOME BUSINESS by dinesh / Communications, general community
Electric cars will never roll off the assembly lines if the Luddite United Kingdom government has its way.
Government won't allow electric cars; VOICE OF THE NORTH by The Journal (Newcastle, England)
In the afternoon they went to Red House Museum in Gomersal, where they viewed the house with its Bronte connections and an audio/visual display in the barn about the Luddite movement.
Museum visits by group by Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England)
 
 
 
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