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Amish luddite. Technology is vetted by a central committee before the public is allowed to use it.

• Citizen_Lame 16d ago
  Cyberpunk Luddite - carries an illegal military-grade EMP grenade strictly for when the smart fridge tries to make small talk.
• esafak 16d ago
  I was in Amish country last week, watching in bemusement as elderly women zoomed down the street in e-bikes. I thought to myself that it was understandable given that they lived on uneven terrain. But then, I wondered, why did they choose such a place to live if they were not willing to use technology, and why did e-bikes get a pass while cars didn't?
  • analog8374 16d ago
    it's literally whatever is approved by the central committee. which is actually pretty smart when you think about it
  • ahazred8ta 16d ago
    To use a car, you need to sign a contract with an insurance company. Amish don't like contracts. That's why they couldn't have cellphones until the prepaid ones came out. That's why they are mostly not on the electric grid, but can have their own generators or solar panels.
    • nmeagent 15d ago
      > Amish don't like contracts. So they may be the last of us not to have to deal with the obnoxious plague of forced binding arbitration agreements...