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The Amish Paper The Budget Explores a Move Online

• billswift 17y ago
  "The Amish" is on overgeneralization, since there are different communities who use different amounts of and with different rules about "modern technology". They are also not adverse to technology as such, at least most aren't. What they object to is being tied to the outside world. Which is why they use much gas or kerosene powered equipment, but not electrical power lines, the tie is still there but is less direct and nagging. They also are more willing to use outside technology for business related purposes, many shops and businesses have phones, they won't be in their homes though. As for the paper, I think they may be able to put it online, for printing out in each community, the internet is no more binding to the outside than the postal service is. But there is no real likelihood that most Amish would be willing to get internet connections to their homes.