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My respect for the Amish is huge. I grew up not far from a few rather large settlements. The breadth of knowledge they have, as a group at least, is impressiv
by silisili 4y ago
My respect for the Amish is huge. I grew up not far from a few rather large settlements.
The breadth of knowledge they have, as a group at least, is impressive. You could buy handmade furniture from them. And cheese. You're doing yourself a disservice if you've never tried an Amish cheese. And, they built my mother's house. A truck drove them in and picked them up each day. Just watching their work and attention to detail was something else.
If nothing else, they're a very self sustaining population.
- marricks 4y ago> attention to detail There’s so much respect for communities with attention to detail and specific cultures: Amish, German, Japanese in particular. It’s often spun as something specific to that community which “America” or “the UK” has lost. But… it seems more like what it reflects is a long established community of people who are treated well, like there jobs, and had the opportunity to do it for generations. That turns it from a “unique to X culture” to idealize to just making you wonder what that level of expertise isn’t more commonly seen in the craftsmanship of our daily lives.
- loonster 4y agoInteresting that those are all high trust societies. Im left wondering if itis the chicken or the egg?