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Everything Everywhere Daily

The Luddites

Everything Everywhere Daily

Gary Arndt

History, Education

4.8 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 9 December 2025

⏱️ 15 minutes

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At some point, you might have been called, or might have called someone else a Luddite, due to a refusal to adopt a new technology. Nowadays, it’s usually done in jest, but the Luddites were real.  While the term is often used to describe any anti-technology attitude, the actual Luddite worldview was more subtle than simply opposing anything new and innovative.  In some respects, the Luddite worldview has never gone away. Learn more about the Luddites, what they did, and why on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsors Quince Go to quince.com/daily for 365-day returns, plus free shipping on your order! Mint Mobile Get your 3-month Unlimited wireless plan for just 15 bucks a month at mintmobile.com/eed Chubbies Get 20% off your purchase at Chubbies with the promo code DAILY at checkout! Aura Frames Exclusive $35 off Carver Mat at https://on.auraframes.com/DAILY. Promo Code DAILY DripDrop Go to dripdrop.com and use promo code EVERYTHING for 20% off your first order. Uncommon Goods Go to uncommongoods.com/DAILY for 15% off! Subscribe to the podcast!  https://everything-everywhere.com/everything-everywhere-daily-podcast/ -------------------------------- Executive Producer: Charles Daniel Associate Producers: Austin Oetken & Cameron Kieffer   Become a supporter on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingeverywhere Discord Server: https://discord.gg/UkRUJFh Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/everythingeverywhere/ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/everythingeverywheredaily Twitter: https://twitter.com/everywheretrip Website: https://everything-everywhere.com/  Disce aliquid novi cotidie Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

At some point, you may have been called, or might have called someone else, a Luddite, due to a refusal to adopt a new technology.

0:07.8

Nowadays, it's usually done in jest, but the Luddites were real.

0:12.2

While the term is often used to describe an anti-technology attitude, the actual Luddite worldview was more subtle than simply opposing anything new and innovative.

0:21.0

And in some respects, the Luddite worldview has never gone away.

0:25.3

Learn more about the Luddites, what they did, and why on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. This episode is sponsored by ORAFrames.

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1:46.6

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1:49.4

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1:51.8

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1:55.1

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1:59.3

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2:00.6

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