Exactly. This perception goes beyond the history of the Luddites and applies more generally to the perception of guilds as being "anti-innovation". I highly recommend the 2008 book "Guilds, Innovation and the European Economy, 1400-1800".

https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/abs/guilds-innovation-and-the-european-economy-14001800/introduction-guilds-innovation-and-the-european-economy-14001800/D7FFE7E8C487C1F804E45B3E02DC4F66