The concept of Luddism has two uses in our language that we will review below, one of them associated with the game and the other that has nothing to do with it and that is linked to an English labor movement that would set precedents in union history…
It was called Luddism still labor movement that arose in England in the eighteenth century and which was characterized especially by the unconditional hatred that a part of the working class, a follower of it, professed for the machines they used to work.
The name Luddism came from the presumed creator of the movement, ned ludda British worker from the county of leicestershirewho would have become famous after intentionally breaking several textile machines with which he worked as a protest against the discontent that their incorporation caused him.
Although there is no complete certainty of its existence, in any case, its name was taken to give a name to the growing worker opposition to the incorporation of machines or any type of technology at work.
As we know, the introduction of machines, of technology in many work sectors caused the worker or employee to be relegated, or in some cases even supplanted their presence, with which many workers felt absolutely despised and devalued.
Of course, breaking machinery is not a correct, coherent or acceptable attitude, whatever the circumstance, even if it harms the work of the workers. To solve these problems, dialogue must be used before the development of any type of aggression.
Meanwhile, the followers of the movement were called Luddites or Luddites.
The actions that Luddism carried out and proposed as methods of protest consisted of spontaneous and disorganized revolts which culminated in the direct attack on their instruments of production. In the early days of the incorporation of the machinery, the workers believed that they would be the cause of layoffs, so it was very common for the workers to rise up en masse against the situation of new machinery entering the factories and in many cases, such protests ended with violent attacks on the new machines.
Regarding its duration in time, it was really very short, since very soon the workers understood that the machines were not their enemies but simply means that helped them carry out their work more quickly and efficiently and that in reality they The real “enemies” were the employers who exploited and mistreated them through miserable working conditions.
Between the years 1811 and 1816, the main Luddite revolts took place and then the movement declined until it almost disappeared.
That own or associated with the game
And on the other hand, the concept of ludism comes from the Latin, from the word ludus, and it is used to refer to everything associated with the game.
The game is a pleasant activity that someone develops to entertain themselves and that also usually has a creative and didactic purpose.
Human beings are great executors of games of various kinds, and we like to practice them in our leisure moments to entertain ourselves, and also to relax from daily and routine activities that are usually heavy and stressful.
The games, then, usually manifest themselves through different formats, they can be individual, group, they can involve the use of the body or the mind, stain or crosswords, are very popular examples of these last two types mentioned.
On the other hand, we must say that the game has a millennial relevance in the history of humanity, being used as entertainment and also as an effective way to learn knowledge.
The games usually involve competing with another person, a machine, or with oneself, and in case they turn out to be a great stimulus when it comes to developing intelligence, and they are also excellent for physical development and health in the case of those games. in which the body is involved.
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