Luddite

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The term now commonly refers to those acting with foresight and insights far beyond the comprehension of most other folks around. There are other meanings too, that I suspect will emerge sooner or later. It also means one who opposed industrialization and new technology, which is pretty much what was just said, just worded differently.
 
The term now commonly refers to those acting with foresight and insights far beyond the comprehension of most other folks around. There are other meanings too, that I suspect will emerge sooner or later. It also means one who opposed industrialization and new technology, which is pretty much what was just said, just worded differently.
  
Of course, the absurdity of someone being against new technology and writing on this wiki should be self-evident.
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Of course, the [[Insanity|absurdity]] of someone being against new technology and writing on this wiki should be self-evident.
  
 
==References==
 
==References==

Revision as of 16:05, 1 October 2008

Luddite

A movement inadvertently started by an English "simpleton", Ned Ludd, who in 1782 destroyed some "stocking frames" (details upon request), fearing the loss of his job. His name was subsequently applied to the "Luddite Riots" of 1812 to 1818. [1]

The term now commonly refers to those acting with foresight and insights far beyond the comprehension of most other folks around. There are other meanings too, that I suspect will emerge sooner or later. It also means one who opposed industrialization and new technology, which is pretty much what was just said, just worded differently.

Of course, the absurdity of someone being against new technology and writing on this wiki should be self-evident.

References

  1. Magnusson, Magnus, general editor, Cambridge Biographical Dictionary. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK, 1990
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