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If you look up Neo-Luddite or Neo-Luddism in Wikipedia, Chellis Glendinning, who is considered to be one of the major influencers of the movement, wrote in her paper Notes towards a Neo-Luddite manifesto that Neo-Luddites are: 20th century citizens—activists, workers, neighbors, social critics, and scholars—who question the predominant modern worldview, which preaches that unbridled technology represents progress. And, looking at the hobbies I am most interested in shows that at least half of them are rooted in more heritage ideas: Heritage style footwear Wristwatches Fountain pens Photography Audio gear E-books and E-readers It could even be argued that my interest in Photography also fits in with the concept of Neo-Luddism. However, given that modern photography is highly dependent on current technologies, I don't count it. But, just looking at my hobbies isn't a reflection of my thoughts in this area. While I absolutely agree with the sentiment that we should question the concept…

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