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Davey wrote:
polygonum wrote:
Surprised to see what looks very much like OSB lining the Amish house
on the program on BBC2 right now.

Not to mention the Fridge, the 'phone (in an outhouse!) and the solar

The Amish philosophy is not to adopt a technology just
for the sake of adopting a technology. If it is a
useful tool to accomplish the work they chose to do,
and not a frivoulous toy, then they will use it.

Its MUCH more complicated than that in practice.

That doesn't explain why they refuse to use an engine
in stuff as basic as a bike etc.

A telephone is a useful emergency communication device,

They don't just use the phone in the outhouse for emergencys.

And they'd be a lot better off with the phone in the house for emergencys
anyway.

which is more-or-less exactly how my great-grandmother considered it.

But presumably they werent that stupid with plenty of other technology
of that time.