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And in another way, the Amish are the guinea pig of their lifestyle. Maybe it will play out that strong, small, local communities have a huge long-term advantag
by mod 5y ago
And in another way, the Amish are the guinea pig of their lifestyle. Maybe it will play out that strong, small, local communities have a huge long-term advantage in some important metric.
I think it's very good that we have so many diverse cultures and lifestyles. There are many routes to happiness.
- Enginerrrd 5y agoThey do have much better healthcare outcomes.
- ridewinter 5y agoAgreed, perhaps there's a lot we can learn from their experiment. For example, by not using artificial lighting do they have a habit of "two sleeps" like our ancestors did? https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20220107-the-lost-medieval-habit-of-biphasic-sleep https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20220107-the-lost-medieva...