Well said, ddonova7.
A few years ago, I read an article about the Amish. Although outsiders often look at the Amish as frozen technologically in the 1800s, the article said that they look at new technology and decide whether it would be good for their community.
Yes, I grew up fifteen minutes from Amish Country. My neighbors were Amish and there were about fifty Amish in attendance at my Grandparents funerals (they drove the Amish place when they needed to travel long distances).
My Brother worked for Verizon and one Amish Community allowed members to have a flip-phone, as long as it did not have a camera on it. My Brother had to inform them that when the next models released, there would be no more phones offered at Verizon without a camera. They would either have to put a piece of electrical tape over it and trust that their members wonât use it or come up with another solution.
Another Amish Community shared one cell-phone that they housed in a sort of phone booth that they built out of wood near the end of the lane.
Some Amish builders are allowed to use power tools only if you offer some to them, otherwise they must continue working with hammer & nails. They were three days into building my friendâs home, when he found this out. They wonât tell you this and it is on a community by community basis : )