To fulfill the Amish model we'd have to get better at relinquishing as a group. Social relinquishing. Not merely a large number (as in a movement) but a giving up that relies on mutual support
This is interesting. We have regulations (eg smoking bans), boycotts, fashions and individual choices. How fundamentally different from all that is what the Amish do?
Understanding their take on technology requires answering this question. This article raised it, but did it answer it?
The article says that relinquishing things is decided by the elders, and the community must follow. This is very different from an individualist society, where things my be encouraged or discouraged, but ultimately the individual decides whether to follow.
This is interesting. We have regulations (eg smoking bans), boycotts, fashions and individual choices. How fundamentally different from all that is what the Amish do?
Understanding their take on technology requires answering this question. This article raised it, but did it answer it?