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[eric_h]

> It's ok to take a little more time with power tools to avoid cutting off an arm.

This is what I find interesting about the Amish. They are not, as I understand things, truly anti-technology, they are anti-adopting every new thing as soon as it's available.

I wonder if they're the ones who are going to have the last laugh if/when this house of cards tumbles (although in all likelihood it'll probably be the Sentinelese).

[dredmorbius → eric_h]

I like to think of them as the trailing edge of the late-adopter curve.

They consider the social and lifestyle impacts of technology. Which can be quite profound.

There are also differences among Amish settlements, with the Swartzentruber Amish, of Michigan, the most conservative: http://amishamerica.com/who-are-the-swartzentruber-amish/

(The site generally has a great deal of information on the Amish.)