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I wasn't offended and didn't downvote you. But the Amish do receive mail and use phones. First article I found: https://amishamerica.com/do-amish-use-telephone

• 0des 4y ago
  > But the Amish do receive mail and use phones. I am assuming you don't mean to generalize to the degree that is being conveyed at first glance in your explainer comment. Amish people are not a monolith. As a culture it is quite a spectrum, from Beachy to Swartzentruber.
  • ntoskrnl 4y ago
    My experience is based on visits to an Amish town in Ohio when I was growing up in the 2000s. I distinctly remember being surprised to see they used phones and rode in cars. But that was a long time ago and only one town of many. I didn't mean to generalize all Amish communities.
    • 0des 4y ago
      No worries. It takes all kinds. Who knows, maybe you re-examine the culture and find some things you'd like to take home to your community.
• zdragnar 4y ago
  Every community decides for itself what technologies to adapt. The nearest to me have a single phone booth in the front yard of one member's house. Anyone wants to use the phone, they go there to make a call, and most only use it if they need to make an appointment at a hospital for serious illnesses. Others not quite as close are a fair degree more liberal in what they adopt, while I imagine there's probably a few that are more strict.