Have you heard about the Luddites?

 Luddites:

On 9th October 1779 a group of English textile workers in Manchester rebelled against the introduction of machinery which threatened their skilled craft. This was the first of many Luddite riots to take place.

https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofBritain/The-Luddites/

NOW, generation Z are the new Luddites:

One group that has attracted the attention of The New York Times recently is The Luddite Club in New York. Taking its name from the Luddite movement in 19th century England, who were a group of textile workers rebelling against the negative impact machinery was having on their livelihoods, The Luddite Club is a teenage lifestyle group that promotes “self-liberation from social media and technology”. The group started as a reaction to death scrolling and social media burnout, but was also influenced by the freedom associated with opting out and not being controlled and tracked by technology. The Luddite Club meets weekly in a New York park where members, who favor 90s flip phones over modern smartphones, talk, draw in sketching pads, and read physical books to each other.

https://www.wundermanthompson.com/insight/the-new-luddites


Left: a woman with long dark hair and light skin poses in a short sleeve sweater with an animal-like pattern. Right: a man with curly red hair and pale skin wears a hooded sweater with a colorful, animal-like pattern.

Finally, Italian fashion brand Cap_able is using its debut collection to highlight the potential negative impact of technology. Its Manifesto Collection is made up of knitwear covered in brightly colored patterns, which aim to confuse facial recognition technology and stop it being able to recognize the wearer as a person. The patterns are intricately designed to make surveillance technology think the wearer is a dog, a zebra, a giraffe or a crowd of tiny people.


To reap these benefits — health, happiness, and well-being, why not form a Luddite Club of your own? Switch off your device and spend time doing something that you love with the people you love. You won't regret it. 

(Damn good advice, so folks, I am switching off.) 






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