Meanwhile at UnderArmour HQ in Boulder, CO. or so, everyone freaks out at their standing desk and clean lifts the nearest half-pallet of space-age cloth overhead in frustration.
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Itâs not a monolithic culture or tradition. There is no central governing body. Each parish is totally independent, and interprets the Ordnung and the Bible as required by circumstances in a constantly evolving, pragmatic fashion.
I would be extremely surprised if an Amish community accepted use of modern attention-sucking smartphones by family members inside an Amish home, or even on their property. Nothingâs impossible, but that would be really incredibly highly unlikely. However, I wouldnât be surprised at all to see Amish folk using cell phones for communication with family members who are temporarily outside the community, in order to co-ordinate transport. Theyâve been using land lines to interact with âthe Englishâ for a very long time, although they are usually forbidden to use phones to gossip or chat.
Well, then you have the important part right! They are a mindful people, who eschew technologies that do not directly benefit their way of life, and they are not afraid of work or silence. Labor-saving contraptions are a constant source of argument for their communities, because they donât see work as something to be avoided, but they sometimes need to increase productivity for economic reasons.
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