Episode 621: When Luddites Attack : Planet Money Today on the show, the true story of the Luddites.
Episode 621: When Luddites Attack
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In the next few weeks, we're going to be doing some stories about machines replacing people.
On today's show, we start at the beginning. We start with the true story of the Luddites, the people who tried to stop progress with sledgehammers.
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