That’s not actually what the Amish do.
Their priority is, as I recall, family life. They assess new technology, and how and whether it enhances or detracts from family life, and incorporate it or exclude it on that basis. So they recognise the benefits of having telephones, for instance, in being able to report emergencies quickly, and talk to people far away; but also see the distractions from family life they can provide. So they have communal phone boxes, but no mobiles or phones in the home.
Sure, they move slowly compared to the outside world when it comes to technology, but they aren’t frozen in time.
(, Wed 30 Jun 2021, 17:57, Reply)