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@CStamp @persagen

Oooooh.
Metathesiophobia.
I like that.

Done 😎

@CStamp @persagen

You are right. The Luddites were protesting for higher wages and higher quality production, but the derogatory definition is commonly understood and has made its way into dictionaries.

I will likely continue to use the derogatory meaning.
I just haven't found a synonym that also implies being from a previous century.

The Albertan mythos of "oil only" has held this province back economically and socially for decades.
Sadly, the UCP seem quite happy with that.

@persagen

Luddites. The lot of them.

@kaleb

CS Lewis - Narnia, or his space trilogy starting with Out of the Silent Planet.

Mary Stewart - The Crystal Cave, the Hollow Hills, etc

John Wyndham - The Chrysalids and The Day of the Triffids and others.

These are not new and may not appeal to modern teen, but the stories are classics, and their morals are solid.

The family overseers will recognize them, but the books are not preachy.

For something more modern, try Connie Willis' Doomsday Book.

@_L1vY_ @kaleb

Wrinkle in Time 👍👍👍