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Is it time for a Luddite Renaissance?

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Throughline NPR Throughline LISTEN & FOLLOW NPR App Apple Podcasts Spotify Amazon Music iHeart Radio RSS link Is it time for a Luddite Renaissance? September 8, 20263:05 AM ET By Rund Abdelfatah , Devin Katayama , Molly Marcello , Jasmine Romero , Julia Redpath , Amy Pedulla , Sarah Wyman , Liana Simstrom , Irene Noguchi Is it time for a Luddite Renaissance? Hulton Archive/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Hulton Archive/Getty Images Calling someone a "Luddite" is usually an insult – shorthand for someone who is behind the times.

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▪Throughline NPR Throughline LISTEN & FOLLOW NPR App Apple Podcasts Spotify Amazon Music iHeart Radio RSS link Is it time for a Luddite Renaissance?
▪September 8, 20263:05 AM ET By Rund Abdelfatah , Devin Katayama , Molly Marcello , Jasmine Romero , Julia Redpath , Amy Pedulla , Sarah Wyman , Liana Simstrom , Irene Noguchi Is it time for a Luddite Renaissance?
▪Hulton Archive/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Hulton Archive/Getty Images Calling someone a "Luddite" is usually an insult – shorthand for someone who is behind the times.

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Throughline NPR Throughline LISTEN & FOLLOW NPR App Apple Podcasts Spotify Amazon Music iHeart Radio RSS link Is it time for a Luddite Renaissance? September 8, 20263:05 AM ET By Rund Abdelfatah , Devin Katayama , Molly Marcello , Jasmine Romero , Julia Redpath , Amy Pedulla , Sarah Wyman , Liana Simstrom , Irene Noguchi Is it time for a Luddite Renaissance? Listen · 16:46 16:46 Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/nx-s1-5955618/nx-s1-mx-5955618-1" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript Power looms being used in textile manufacturing during the Industrial Revolution.

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