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We Should Learn From the Rebels Who First Took on Big Tech

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Tech columnist Brian Merchant tells The New Abnormal the Luddites got a bad rap following the Industrial Revolution but all they were trying to do was hold big tech to account.

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A photo illustration showing two Luddite figures from an 1800’s etching breaking an iPhone.
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