The Luddites were right to be upset at technology because the rapid introduction of automated textile machinery directly threatened their livelihoods and the economic stability of their communities. Skilled workers who had long relied on their craft were suddenly replaced by cheaper, less skilled labor operating new machines, leading to mass unemployment, falling wages, and widespread poverty. The new factory system also undermined established labor practices, eroded job security, and forced workers into harsher conditions for lower pay, all while the government and factory owners prioritized profit over workers’ well-being. Their protests were not against technology itself, but against the way it was used to exploit labor and destabilize traditional ways of life without offering protections or fair compensation to those displaced.