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Internet cafes are thriving in areas of Israel with a large Charedi/ultra-Orthodox Jewish population. Many choose not to have internet access at home for religi
by llimos 3y ago
Internet cafes are thriving in areas of Israel with a large Charedi/ultra-Orthodox Jewish population. Many choose not to have internet access at home for religious reasons, and in some communities there is a certain amount of social pressure on the subject. Internet cafes provide a way to get stuff done when necessary.
Generally the internet is filtered, and the screens are visible to passers-by, so this isn't a way to access verboten material - it's just for getting stuff done.
It's by choice. Those who do wish to access frowned-upon-things generally find a way to do so without too much trouble.
- pessimizer 3y ago> Generally the internet is filtered, and the screens are visible to passers-by, so this isn't a way to access verboten material - it's just for getting stuff done. This seems like a feature for Haredim. Otherwise, being seen entering one would make people assume you were up to hanky-panky.
- wkat4242 3y agoWeird if you're trying to do something private like banking or taxes though..
- NoZebra120vClip 3y agoI assume you mean publicly visible screens? I don't see a problem. Passers-by would know instantly if a fellow was viewing a porn video, but taxes and banking consist of a bunch of small, irrelevant numbers. If passers-by are polite, then none of them will be lingering long enough to get in one another's business. Just shoo them away.
- PrimeMcFly 3y ago> Many choose not to have internet access at home for religious reasons, Do they not have any electronic devices at all? Why is internet not OK but some other stuff is?
- llimos 3y agoThey do. The problem with the internet is not the technology, but the content. So, no internet, smartphones, TV, or even mainstream newspapers (they have their own). But there's no issue with flip-phones, modern cars (including EV[1]), e-scooters, kitchen gadgets, and so on. I should also point out that there's a continuum - in most communities internet access at home is acceptable as long as it's filtered. Smartphones are looked upon as worse than home internet access, mainly because they're easier to manage without. [1] Teslas are a particular problem, because they have a web browser and nobody has found a way to disable it yet.