Cory Doctorow explained in one of his articles that the Amish don’t avoid technology indiscriminately, they weigh the harm against the use. His example was that it’s bad when electronic communication replaces face-to-face contact, but it’s no good either if you can’t call a vet when your cow falls ill.
I was like “wow what a reasoned take, I like cory doctorow for basically everything he says”. Then I read your username and almost did a spit take. Lol
Amish communities can have phones if they vote for it amongst themselves. The one I saw was a community landline. They had just one in a little shed along the driveway.
Cory Doctorow explained in one of his articles that the Amish don’t avoid technology indiscriminately, they weigh the harm against the use. His example was that it’s bad when electronic communication replaces face-to-face contact, but it’s no good either if you can’t call a vet when your cow falls ill.
I was like “wow what a reasoned take, I like cory doctorow for basically everything he says”. Then I read your username and almost did a spit take. Lol
Amish communities can have phones if they vote for it amongst themselves. The one I saw was a community landline. They had just one in a little shed along the driveway.
Yeah, my understanding is that typically a shopkeeper or someone like that might have an old-style cell dumbphone, without the Facebooks and stuff.
Damn. I wish I were Amish.