The Real History of the Luddites

<p>Luddites! It’s a dirty word, right? One that’s become synonymous with anti-technology crusaders that want to return us to an idyllic past where everyone is free from their phones. But who <em>were</em> the Luddites? Where does the term come from? How has it been misused and do we, perhaps, need a little more King Ludd in all our lives?</p><br><p>Brian Merchant is here to answer all our burning questions about Luddites and his new book <em>Blood in the Machine: The Origins of the Rebellion Against Big Tech</em>. He’s a technology columnist at the <em>LA Times</em> now. But Brian is as old school Motherboard as they come. We once made him eat Soylent for a month!</p><br><p><a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/blood-in-the-machine-the-origins-of-the-rebellion-against-big-tech-brian-merchant/17824365?ean=9780316487740" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Buy <em>Blood in the Machine</em> here</strong></a><strong>.</strong></p><br><p><strong>We’re recording CYBER live on</strong><a href="https://www.twitch.tv/vice" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong> Twitch</strong></a><strong>. Watch live during the week.</strong><a href="https://www.twitch.tv/vice" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong> Follow us</strong></a><strong> there to get alerts when we go live. We take questions from the audience and yours might just end up on the show.&nbsp;</strong></p><br><p><strong>Subscribe to</strong><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/cyber/id1441708044?mt=2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong> CYBER on Apple Podcasts</strong></a><strong> or wherever you listen to your podcasts.</strong></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>