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It's solar panels, to save you the click.
by mysterydip 3y ago
It's solar panels, to save you the click.
- hollerith 3y agoI'm not surprised because I was aware that the main reason for the Amish opposition to technology is technology's effect on Amish social life, and it is easy for me to imagine Amish leaders' concluding that solar panels have only a very minor effect on that (relative to something like television).
- jauntywundrkind 3y agoEffect on social life, & systems which create dependency. Being unbeholden to other forces. The other recent-ish round of stories is Amish adopting ebikes. Part & parcel right? What good are solar panels without tech to use them; what are the panels for? Also worth noting Amish tend to be fairly decentralized; what gets accepted or rejected is a fairly local decision.
- WirelessGigabit 3y agoWhat good are solar panels without tech to use them; what are the panels for? Heating and cooling?
- defrost 3y agoFrom the article and comments following they have been using solar panels since the 1980s. For lighting, controlled feed lines, power tools, amplifiers, power side of ad hoc phone systems, etc. It's about being self reliant.
- more_corn 3y agoLet’s update the headline. I seem to recall clickbait is banned on hacker news.