The Real History of the Luddites

Luddites! It’s a dirty word, right? One that’s become synonymous with anti-technology crusaders that want to return us to an idyllic past where everyone is free from their phones. But who were the Luddites? Where does the term come from? How has it been misused and do we, perhaps, need a little more King Ludd in all our lives?

Brian Merchant is here to answer all our burning questions about Luddites and his new book Blood in the Machine: The …