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[–] 7 points 4 months ago (4 children)

Is "digital amish" meant to be a pejorative of some sort?

They say it like it's a bad thing?

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  • [–] 2 points 4 months ago

    I take it as a "fixed" reference. Many people know the Amish community hit a point and chose not to use new technology created after that.

    They are not against it, or others using it.

    I don't interpret the phrase as having malace, just a way to show this might be the new line in the sand.

    Amish 2.0 ?

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  • [–] 2 points 4 months ago*

    Yeah it's not really a bad thing if you're about it. Religious aspects aside the (general, it varies) Amish approach to technology is that each thing is looked at very intentionally with community integrity in mind. Instead of everything for everyone, technology is considered a tool.

    Most people don't get cell phones to scroll tik tok slop, but they might let a business owner have one with a limited plan for planning jobs for their business.

    Most people don't get cars because they encourage people to live farther apart and are expensive, but they might allow solar charged e-scooters

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