a new promoter of the ideas of Ned Ludd and his people who destroyed industrial technologies while the Industrial Revolution was taking place. Neo-luddites come in many forms, and oppose technology for different reasons. This includes those calling themselves "radical traditionalists," who oppose it because they feel that industrial society subverts traditional folk-and-faith values. Others, who call themselves "primitivists," believe that technology and civilization itself are inherently repressive because it forces people to act contrary to their instincts, and interferes with natural eugenic population control measures, etc. Famous neo-Luddites include the Unabomber Ted Kaczynski, Derrick Jensen, Jacques Ellul, and John Zerzan. It must be pointed out, though, that those like the Unabomber are strictly the exception rather than the norm.
John Zerzan as a Neo-luddite has written extensively on what he believes are the atrocities of civilization.
by IntestinePoet April 19, 2006
One who secretly despises technology, yet is forced to make use of it for social reasons or due due to circumstances beyond their control
1. Juan was labelled a neo-luddite as he would use his multi-function mobile telephone only to look cool around his friends. His friends also knew that he dreamed of a world in which smoke signals were still the main method of communication.
by theblacksmith September 14, 2005
A group of students who have ditched their phones and do stuff together other than texting and posting.
by Pervert the Herbert January 12, 2023
An individual who refuses to adapt to new technology and blames the technology for their own failings
Miles always insists that lightning doesn't fucking work and that nobody uses it. He is such a lightning luddite.
by Gooch Rider April 10, 2019
An individual who opposes the use of technology for ethical, moral or philosophical reasons.
Someone who partakes in neo-Luddism
Someone who partakes in neo-Luddism
by stopbeingsosensitive August 27, 2021