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> Like all legends, the Amish myth is based on some facts. The Amish, particular the Old Order Amish [...] really are slow to adopt new things. In contemporary
by harryvederci 5y ago
> Like all legends, the Amish myth is based on some facts. The Amish, particular the Old Order Amish [...] really are slow to adopt new things. In contemporary society our default is set to say "yes" to new things, and in Old Order Amish societies the default is set to "no."
> When new things come around, the Amish automatically start by refusing them.
I notice I'm going in this direction more and more. A thought I keep having (especially when reading about IoT and VR) is: "Just because we can, does that mean we should?"
- Syonyk 5y agoFigure out who benefits and profits from those things. IoT is largely a "push" system in which hardware is sold for under cost to get it out into people's homes and businesses for data collection, and VR promises to be the sort of thing that will, after some short experimentation, end up in a "Yeah, I mean, we figured out how to make cell phones addictive to maximize user engagement and behavioral surplus for profit, but they're nothing compared to THIS!" state.