Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/03/14

[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]
Subject: Re: [Leica] Visoflex Advice
From: Dan Cardish <dcardish@microtec.net>
Date: Sat, 14 Mar 1998 09:22:04 -0500
 
At 07:52 AM 14-03-98 -0500, Steve Alred wrote:
[snip]
>Luddites: bands of laborers who rioted (1811-16) in the industrial areas of
>England; named for the mythical Ned Ludd or King Ludd. Starting in
>Nottinghamshire, rioters destroyed textile machines, to which they
>attributed high unemployment and low wages. The riots were harshly
>suppressed.  Hence, neo-Luddite: one who resists the onslaught of
>computer/electronic technology.

Isn't one of the defining characteristics of a Luddite is that they have
expertise in the field that the technology is replacing? 

Dan C.