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neo-Luddism

neo-Luddism noun: the beliefs and attitudes of neo-Luddites.

Noun

neo-Luddism (uncountable)

  1. The beliefs and attitudes of neo-Luddites.
    • Past neo-Luddite movements have, it should be noted, come and gone. In the 1990s, activist writers such as Kirkpatrick Sale called for a neo-Luddism that rejected the computer age altogether, arguing that “a world dominated by the technologies of industrial society is fundamentally more detrimental...2024 February 2, Brian Merchant, “The New Luddites Aren’t Backing Down”, in The Atlantic

Origin of neo-Luddism

From neo- + Luddism.

Questions about neo-Luddism

What does neo-Luddism mean?
Neo-Luddism means the beliefs and attitudes of neo-Luddites.
What part of speech is neo-Luddism?
Neo-Luddism is a noun.

Words near neo-Luddism in the dictionary

  1. Neo-Latin
  2. neo-Leninism
  3. neo-liberal
  4. neo-liberals
  5. neo-libertarian Falangism
  6. neo-Luddism
  7. neo-luddite
  8. neo-luddites
  9. neo-Malthusian
  10. Neo-Malthusianism
  11. Neo-Malthusians

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