Neo Luddism is to fear technology, especially new forms of technology that threaten existing jobs. During the Industrial Revolution, textile workers in England who said that they were following the example of a man named Ned Ludd destroyed factory equipment to protest changes.
As the pace of technological change has quickened and people have become aware of its consequences, numerous efforts have been made to prevent those technologies perceived as threats. Examples:
- Computerized typesetting in newspapers
- Nuclear power
- Computerized information systems for probation officers
Do we control technology or does technology control us? What is, and what out to be, the role of technology in human affairs? Do those who control technological development have the appropriate vision of what constitutes the good life for human beings, and do they know how to create and use technology to achieve this good? Explosive progress in the twentieth century has led to the disquieting perception that technology is not the servant of humanity -- but its master -- which has generated fiery debate.
Those theorists concerned to refute technological determinism affirm the importance of choice in implementing, or opposing, new technologies..................
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