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    One of a number of riotous persons in England, who for sixyears (1811-17) tried to prevent the use of labor-saving machinery bybreaking it, burning factories, etc.; -- so called from Ned Lud, ahalf-witted man who some years previously had broken stocking frames.J.

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      1. One who fears technology (or new technology, as they seem pleased with how things currently are...why can't everything just be the same?)

      2. A group led by Mr. Luddite durring the industrial revolution who beleived machines would cause workers wages to be decreased and ended up burning a number of factories in protest

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        A slang term used by puddites to attack and ostracize those who are not afraid to keep things that still work and do not need to be upgraded. A luddite is someone who encourages the use of technology and technological equipment that is still perfectly good and perfectly working, although a new model/generation/color has come out.

        For example, a luddite might prefer to save money by buying a used phone of a previous generation, or refusing to buy the latest generation because it is too overpriced.

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          A person who detests or fears change... of an established idea or process, or opposes change on the basis that it's different from their personal opinion.

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            a large mass of stone forming a hill, cliff, promontory, or the like.

            Geology. a. mineral matter of variable composition, consolidated or unconsolidated, assembled in masses or considerable quantities in nature, as by the action of heat or water.
            b. a particular kind of such matter: igneous rock.

            stone in the mass: buildings that stand upon rock.

            a stone of any size.

            something resembling or suggesting a rock.

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