I'm sharing this because it's a short read that gives a tantalizing peek into a society that is intentional in how it manages its relationship with technology. It illuminates some nuances of Amish...
I'm sharing this because it's a short read that gives a tantalizing peek into a society that is intentional in how it manages its relationship with technology. It illuminates some nuances of Amish thinking about technology, dispelling the notion that the Amish are somehow arbitrarily opposed by dogma to technology. Instead, they are conservative about their communitarian lifestyle and selectively use technology in ways that least disrupt said lifestyle.
Also, can anyone comment on the veracity of the author's writing? Or expand on it?
You make the article sound more complex than it is with your fancy words :). It's an interesting take and I could definitely see experience drawn from this in the future. Taking advise from...
You make the article sound more complex than it is with your fancy words :). It's an interesting take and I could definitely see experience drawn from this in the future. Taking advise from not-so-tech people about how to use tech more effectively and overall less doesn't seem odd to me.
This quote really stuck with me:
Most Silicon Valley CEOs severely restrict their own children’s access to phones and screens.
It's not surprising as it's depressing. Imagine Henry Ford restricting his son to one car ride a week because it's too dangerous.
The article is indeed not very complex. 🙂 But I found its societal angle interesting because it contrasts with the many other articles and essays that approach tech use through the individual or...
The article is indeed not very complex. 🙂 But I found its societal angle interesting because it contrasts with the many other articles and essays that approach tech use through the individual or the family. Having the intention to weaken technology's grip on one's attention and life is good and all, but it's very difficult to act on it as an individual when one is in a society where nearly all activities—socializing, working—have become thoroughly mediated by or adjacent to technology.
I think that a lot of our tech use are just organic Schelling points. We use the tech we do simply because the people in our lives use them. Everyone (whom I know) using WhatsApp or Messenger groups to make social plans, sharing their daily lives and opinions on Instagram, and so on. But we never really get together as a community — probably because we don't have a true community, only loose networks — to set explicit Schelling points and decide on the costs/benefits of adopting a certain technology.
I'm sharing this because it's a short read that gives a tantalizing peek into a society that is intentional in how it manages its relationship with technology. It illuminates some nuances of Amish thinking about technology, dispelling the notion that the Amish are somehow arbitrarily opposed by dogma to technology. Instead, they are conservative about their communitarian lifestyle and selectively use technology in ways that least disrupt said lifestyle.
Also, can anyone comment on the veracity of the author's writing? Or expand on it?
You make the article sound more complex than it is with your fancy words :). It's an interesting take and I could definitely see experience drawn from this in the future. Taking advise from not-so-tech people about how to use tech more effectively and overall less doesn't seem odd to me.
This quote really stuck with me:
It's not surprising as it's depressing. Imagine Henry Ford restricting his son to one car ride a week because it's too dangerous.
The article is indeed not very complex. 🙂 But I found its societal angle interesting because it contrasts with the many other articles and essays that approach tech use through the individual or the family. Having the intention to weaken technology's grip on one's attention and life is good and all, but it's very difficult to act on it as an individual when one is in a society where nearly all activities—socializing, working—have become thoroughly mediated by or adjacent to technology.
I think that a lot of our tech use are just organic Schelling points. We use the tech we do simply because the people in our lives use them. Everyone (whom I know) using WhatsApp or Messenger groups to make social plans, sharing their daily lives and opinions on Instagram, and so on. But we never really get together as a community — probably because we don't have a true community, only loose networks — to set explicit Schelling points and decide on the costs/benefits of adopting a certain technology.