What’s a piece of technology you’re convinced will exist in 20 years?
My grandmothers brother (Uncle Ken) was a luddite before the term was invented. I don’t remember him, but I am told this story repeatedly.
He and his wife Anna, went to the big box store to buy a brand new washing machine as their old wringer washer wasn’t what it used to be. A wringer washing machine utilizes an agitator-driven open wash tub paired with two motorized or hand-cranked rollers (the wringer) at the top to squeeze excess water out of their classy garments. At the time they were being replaced by modern spin-dry cycles.

He and Ruth spotted a sparkling new wash machine on the sales floor. Their salesmen Robbie Moore showed them how it worked and it seemed easy enough. Anna (Anna Banana) imagined all the free time she would have with this new machine. Marriage wasn’t quite as democratic back then. Ken had forty dollars in his pocket and was ready to pay cash.
At the last minute, he told the saleman, that he didn’t trust the new technology.
He purchased another wringer washer for sixty dollars and drew his Luddite line in the sand.
One hundred years later, thanks to Uncle Ken, the wringer washer remains highly popular for off-grid living, homesteading, and heavy-duty shop cleaning due to their minimal water consumption, speed, and durability.

On the wall next to washer hangs a portrait of the mythical leader, “General” or “King” Ned Ludd, a folklore figure said to have destroyed two stocking frames in a fit of rage. The Luddites targeted machines used for exploitative practices rather than opposing technology itself.






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