Word of the Day: Luddite

[debodun]

A person opposed to new technology or ways of working. Derived from a movement in England in 1811 when workers destroyed factory machinery because they believed was threatening their jobs. I consider myself a Luddite - I have a CRT TV, VCR, land line phone and no credit cards.

 

[Aunt Marg]

I can tell you, Deb, I am a luddite through and through!

 

[Devi]

Hmm. I see this at The Free Dictionary (Luddite):

1. Any of a group of British workers who between 1811 and 1816 rioted and destroyed laborsaving textile machinery in the belief that such machinery would diminish employment.
2. One who opposes technical or technological change.

So, if you have a computer, an internet connection, and are posting online ...

 

[debodun]

It's an old computer, barely functional.

 

[GeorgiaXplant]

Sorry, Deb. You don't qualify. Phone and internet? No more fridge. Get an ice box. Throw out your kitchen stove and start cooking over an open fire or at least get a wood-burning stove. You get to chop wood! Same thing with your heat. Disconnect your electricity and get kerosene lamps. Sell your car and get a horse and buggy. And no more indoor plumbing!

Nope. You don't qualify. But since you're already almost here, you might as well join the 21st century.

 

[Sliverfox]

Hubby is a bit of a luddite in that he doesn't want a cell phone.

 

[hollydolly]

If it wasn't for my technically minded O/H who keeps me up to date with everything .. I'd be in danger of being a Luddite

 

[SeaBreeze]

I haven't mastered or completely embraced the computer, my smartphone, the TV remote, etc., so my husband playfully calls me a Luddite sometimes.

 

[debodun]

I think technology is moving too fast - doesn't give people a chance to get used to something before new things are introduced. Most people, especially younger ones, are technology addicted.

 

[Aunt Marg]

Hmm. I see this at The Free Dictionary (Luddite):

1. Any of a group of British workers who between 1811 and 1816 rioted and destroyed laborsaving textile machinery in the belief that such machinery would diminish employment.
2. One who opposes technical or technological change.

So, if you have a computer, an internet connection, and are posting online ...

I absolutely oppose technical and/or technological change.

 

[win231]

Your VCR is still working?
I still have a VCR. I use it as a raised platform for my DVD player to sit on.

 

[debodun]

I have 4 VCRs and none work perfectly. The one I'm using now plays okay, but the sound is garbled when I use it to record. My aunt gave me her old one and tapes get stuck in it - ruined a few I had. On one other, it doesn't record video well, the picture rolls vertically. Nobody even fixes these anymore.

 

[GeorgiaXplant]

Why would anybody fix them when tapes aren't even sold anymore? Heck, even CDs are getting scarce. We also don't have blacksmiths in every town. Or ice houses. Time to get with the program, kids. Save your energy (and disdain) for something that will actually make a difference. I joke and say life was simpler and easier when we had monks in the basement with quill pens, but it wasn't. It started getting easier and simpler with the Guttenberg press, electricity, the automobile. Time does march on. Just living doesn't have to be hard; it can be downright fun if you'll simply join the parade.