Speaking anecdotally, I’ve known quite a few Amish of various stripes who left and became Mennonites, or joined the “English” world entirely. The Amish aren’t c

Speaking anecdotally, I’ve known quite a few Amish of various stripes who left and became Mennonites, or joined the “English” world entirely. The Amish aren’t cloistered from the world like monks, so there’s plenty of interactions on the social edges that convince some to leave despite the very strong social pressure against it. One interesting dynamic is that in some areas women are more likely to have “modern” skills — accounting, management, even CAD/CAM expertise — so young Amish women can often find their way in the broader world more easily than men.