Semi-intentional maybe? If you tried to start the Amish now it'd never last, it's too large a leap. But the Amish society evolved slowly over time much like ot

Semi-intentional maybe? If you tried to start the Amish now it'd never last, it's too large a leap. But the Amish society evolved slowly over time much like others. If you went back to the early days then the Amish wouldn't be that different to others around them. It's just that there was a bit of a split and our societies have evolved in parallel since then under the influence of different values.