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Amish Technology

15 points by Stratoscope 2y ago

Stratoscope 2y ago
See also: https://www.amishbaskets.com/blogs/blog/amish-technology https://www.amishbaskets.com/blogs/blog/amish-technology https://www.ohiosamishcountry.com/articles/amish-technology https://www.ohiosamishcountry.com/articles/amish-technology
- FriedPickles 2y ago
  And https://kk.org/thetechnium/amish-hackers-a/ https://kk.org/thetechnium/amish-hackers-a/
gwern 2y ago
Well, that would've been a lot more interesting if it had so much as hyperlinked the references...
a2tech 2y ago
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- dbcurtis 2y ago
  Kind of an extreme position. How many Amish do you know? Ever had an Amish family as next-door neighbors? I grew up in an area that now has a lot of Amish. My in-laws had them as neighbors. You can’t paint all Amish groups with the same brush. Different communities can have highly different rules and norms. And, Amish are like any other community of sufficient size - there are a percentage of honorable folk and a percentage of scoundrels and a vast middle just trying to get along. And it isn’t impossible to leave. I know several Amish that have “gone English”. Not an easy decision, but it is not a trap.
  - datavirtue 2y ago
    I spent the last week in Amish country driving essentially Amish roads and neighborhoods all hours of the day. Friday evening I encountered Amish James Dean. Young single guy in a cart powered by a single horse. He was swanging all over the road, popping in and out of the ditch on purpose with a scowl on his face. It was crazy. They are usually all smiles and waves.
  - a2tech 2y ago
    I did indeed grow up around the Amish. They would go to our school until their parents pulled them out. You are correct that they will allow people to leave. But with a limited education, no friends or support network outside of their community, no funds, and everyone that they know will refuse to even acknowledge their existence, it’s not really a choice.
    - dbcurtis 2y ago
      In my experience those that go English seek out siblings or cousins that have already gone English and find a support network that way. I am not saying it is easy, though.
- MaxHoppersGhost 2y ago
  First they came for the Amish, but I did not say anything because I was not Amish
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office_drone 2y ago
Fun fact: If current birthrate trends hold, in 200 years approximately 100% of the American population will be Amish.
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josefritzishere 2y ago
I live in the Amish country. AMA
- drewcoo 2y ago
  America? There are many Amish enclaves here. There is no "the" Amish country. I shop at an Amish grocery store. Lots of us "English" do. It's worth dealing with the curt, standoff-ish service for good food at reasonable prices.

15 points by Stratoscope 2y ago

See also: https://www.amishbaskets.com/blogs/blog/amish-technology https://www.amishbaskets.com/blogs/blog/amish-technology https://www.ohiosamishcountry.com/articles/amish-technology https://www.ohiosamishcountry.com/articles/amish-technology

FriedPickles 2y ago
And https://kk.org/thetechnium/amish-hackers-a/ https://kk.org/thetechnium/amish-hackers-a/

gwern 2y ago

Well, that would've been a lot more interesting if it had so much as hyperlinked the references...

a2tech 2y ago

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dbcurtis 2y ago
Kind of an extreme position. How many Amish do you know? Ever had an Amish family as next-door neighbors? I grew up in an area that now has a lot of Amish. My in-laws had them as neighbors. You can’t paint all Amish groups with the same brush. Different communities can have highly different rules and norms. And, Amish are like any other community of sufficient size - there are a percentage of honorable folk and a percentage of scoundrels and a vast middle just trying to get along. And it isn’t impossible to leave. I know several Amish that have “gone English”. Not an easy decision, but it is not a trap.
- datavirtue 2y ago
  I spent the last week in Amish country driving essentially Amish roads and neighborhoods all hours of the day. Friday evening I encountered Amish James Dean. Young single guy in a cart powered by a single horse. He was swanging all over the road, popping in and out of the ditch on purpose with a scowl on his face. It was crazy. They are usually all smiles and waves.
- a2tech 2y ago
  I did indeed grow up around the Amish. They would go to our school until their parents pulled them out. You are correct that they will allow people to leave. But with a limited education, no friends or support network outside of their community, no funds, and everyone that they know will refuse to even acknowledge their existence, it’s not really a choice.
  - dbcurtis 2y ago
    In my experience those that go English seek out siblings or cousins that have already gone English and find a support network that way. I am not saying it is easy, though.
MaxHoppersGhost 2y ago
First they came for the Amish, but I did not say anything because I was not Amish
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office_drone 2y ago

Fun fact: If current birthrate trends hold, in 200 years approximately 100% of the American population will be Amish.

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josefritzishere 2y ago

I live in the Amish country. AMA

drewcoo 2y ago
America? There are many Amish enclaves here. There is no "the" Amish country. I shop at an Amish grocery store. Lots of us "English" do. It's worth dealing with the curt, standoff-ish service for good food at reasonable prices.