The various Amish sects that I'm familiar with in PA use technology much more recent than the 1700s (including smart phones in some cases). Most of it is via g

The various Amish sects that I'm familiar with in PA use technology much more recent than the 1700s (including smart phones in some cases). Most of it is via generators and gas-powered appliances, as they won't have electricity running into their homes. I'm not an expert by any means but it's just not correct that they stopped using technology developed after the 1700s. I agree with your larger point that people may be better served by simpler technologies in many instances. Alan Watts has some interesting (and prescient) writings about how misuse/misunderstanding of new technology leads down a hostile path to societal destruction. Sounds like you may find it worth reading.