Definitions
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- noun Somebody who suffers from
technophobia ; somebody afraid of newtechnology .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a person who dislikes or avoids new technology
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Examples
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Instead, before I close by suggesting that we refocus on the fundamentals -- and, lest I be saddled with labels like "luddite" and "technophobe" -- let me be clear: I am both a user and a fan of social media.
Edward Muzio: Is Social Media the Next Bubble? Edward Muzio 2011
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Instead, before I close by suggesting that we refocus on the fundamentals -- and, lest I be saddled with labels like "luddite" and "technophobe" -- let me be clear: I am both a user and a fan of social media.
Edward Muzio: Is Social Media the Next Bubble? Edward Muzio 2011
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Instead, before I close by suggesting that we refocus on the fundamentals -- and, lest I be saddled with labels like "luddite" and "technophobe" -- let me be clear: I am both a user and a fan of social media.
Edward Muzio: Is Social Media the Next Bubble? Edward Muzio 2011
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When Barbara found out that I could afford to buy a nice camera but that I was a technophobe, she and I had a chuckle.
Robert David Jaffee: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the iPod Robert David Jaffee 2010
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When Barbara found out that I could afford to buy a nice camera but that I was a technophobe, she and I had a chuckle.
Robert David Jaffee: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the iPod Robert David Jaffee 2010
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Category 2: Environmentalism as a cover for being a technophobe or Luddite who wants mankind to live a Stone Age existence.
Coyote Blog » Blog Archive » Absurd Argument of the Day 2010
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You forgot the part where thousands of "omgz, dont change facebook again!" groups start popping up as all your technophobe friends change their statuses to reflect their horror at Facebook.
Exclusive: The Future of Facebook Usernames - Anil Dash 2009
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When Barbara found out that I could afford to buy a nice camera but that I was a technophobe, she and I had a chuckle.
Robert David Jaffee: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the iPod Robert David Jaffee 2010
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I might be into retro stuff, but I am not a technophobe.
Release the Kraken! Trying Clash of the Titans (1981) on iTunes - The Retroist 2010
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And even if he plays everything on vintage 45s, he's not a technophobe: I have an iPhone, I'm on my laptop all the time.
A Dance Party For the Soul Andy Beta 2011
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