luddite

noun

1. (historical)Any of a group of early-19th-century English textile workers who destroyed machinery because it would harm their livelihood.
2. (broadly, derogatory, often)Someone who opposes technological change.

   “[Benjamin Friedman] added, "How long does it take the Luddites to be wrong — a few years, a decade, a couple of decades?" Perhaps just as important, what happens to the workers who happen to be living during a time when the Luddite argument has some truth to it?”

3. (broadly, informal)One who lives among nature, forsaking technology.
4. (alt-of)Alternative letter-case form of Luddite.

adj

1. (alt-of)Alternative letter-case form of Luddite.

   “For me, what luddite success would look like would be a societal shift where we ask ourselves, ‘Why are we burning our planet? Making our lives shittier? Getting rid of every last bit of our autonomy and privacy just to make a few guys rich?’”