Inside the Luddite festival harnessing Gen Z’s rage against Big Tech
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New York City's Summer of Ludd festival brought hundreds of people to Tompkins Square Park for a week of phone-free events, including offline dating workshops, film screenings, and anti-Big Tech discussions. Organized anonymously and advertised only through physical posters and booklets, the festival taps into growing frustration with technology, particularly among Gen Z — nearly half of teens surveyed in 2024 said social media negatively affects people their age.
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