"The Luddites were a group of English textile workers and weavers in the 19th century who destroyed weaving machinery as a form of protest. The group was protesting the use of machinery in a "fraudulent and deceitful manner" to get around standard labour practices.[1] Luddites feared that the time spent learning the skills of their craft would go to waste as machines would replace their role in the industry.[2]"

"It is a misconception that the Luddites protested against the machinery itself in an attempt to halt progress of technology."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luddite

The modern day equivalent would be the French anti-Uber strike:

https://www.theverge.com/2016/1/26/10832204/french-taxi-uber...

CATO's agenda, of course, requires depicting the French taxi drivers as "luddites protesting technology" which neatly illustrates exactly why the misconception has persisted for so long:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/matthewfeeney2/2015/06/30/uber-...