I live in Lancaster and I think people project some of these things onto the Amish that aren't true. It isn't technology specifically that the Amish try to avoi

I live in Lancaster and I think people project some of these things onto the Amish that aren't true. It isn't technology specifically that the Amish try to avoid, it is consumerism writ large. Now, they do make their own clothes from plain colored cloth and don't have car payments and mortgages but it is still something they struggle with as a group. I always think of their approach as trying to prioritize people over things. However, there are lots of Amish that have freezers hidden in the barn running off generators. If the clergy shows up, it is unplugged and everyone pretends it isn't there. Lots of the children have cell phones hidden in the corn fields that they sneak out and use (even outside of those that are on rumspringa). Given the lack of affordable farm land, lots of the Amish now work in the trades. Someone picks them up in a F-350 crew-cab and takes them to work, but not before they stop at the Sheetz/WaWa to buy soda and candy and lunch just like all the other workers. Our Costco has tie-ups for the Amish and they come out with several carts loaded to the max. They continue to struggle with the modern world and it is getting harder each generation for them to remain insular.