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Would a more modern Amish style community be appealing going into to the digital/AI age?

Posted on 11/13/25 at 8:12 am
Posted by burger bearcat
Member since Oct 2020
10292 posts
Posted on 11/13/25 at 8:12 am
Not horse and buggies and wide brimmed hats.

But maybe communities that are trapped in time with a peak of 80s/90s/00s technology?

In about 10 years when AI has taken over so much of our lives, will people be yearning to just go back to living like they are people again? Not enslaved to algorithms and information?
This post was edited on 11/13/25 at 8:13 am
Posted by cgrand
HAMMOND
Member since Oct 2009
46085 posts
Posted on 11/13/25 at 8:16 am to
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But maybe communities that are trapped in time with a peak of 80s/90s/00s technology?
you just described the world I live in, with the exception of the internet. It’s not hard to do
Posted by jpainter6174
Boss city
Member since Feb 2014
6226 posts
Posted on 11/13/25 at 8:16 am to
People would probably be a lot happier and more mentally healthy
Posted by Ozarkshillbilly
Missouri Ozarks
Member since Apr 2025
342 posts
Posted on 11/13/25 at 8:27 am to
My parents still live like it's the 90s (no computer) and I have an uncle doing the same. Minus the smart phone, that's what we have in our house as well.
Posted by GeorgePaton
God's Country
Member since May 2017
4843 posts
Posted on 11/13/25 at 8:32 am to
No, leave the Amish alone. I admire them for their perseverance in clinging to the traditions of their ancestors. Even their buggies are cool. Simple lifestyle - prayer, work, family, neighbor, community. An ordered life filled with purpose.

We could sure learn a lot from them.

Posted by Gifman
Member since Jan 2021
16834 posts
Posted on 11/13/25 at 8:39 am to
Amish style with access to a tv, electricity, guns, plumbing and I’m down
Posted by GCTigahs
Member since Oct 2014
2427 posts
Posted on 11/13/25 at 8:42 am to
Welcome to rural MS. We enjoy it here.
Posted by cgrand
HAMMOND
Member since Oct 2009
46085 posts
Posted on 11/13/25 at 8:42 am to
then do it. Like I said it’s not hard at all
Posted by fr33manator
Baton Rouge
Member since Oct 2010
132918 posts
Posted on 11/13/25 at 8:43 am to
I call it Neo-Amish.


Basically you'd limit tech to pre-millennium, maybe some rudimentary phone based internet for tech and communication.

Would be a pretty cool experiment
Posted by lsufball19
Franklin, TN
Member since Sep 2008
70879 posts
Posted on 11/13/25 at 8:43 am to
quote:

Amish style with access to a tv, electricity, guns, plumbing and I’m down

amish people have guns already
Posted by RogerTheShrubber
Juneau, AK
Member since Jan 2009
292825 posts
Posted on 11/13/25 at 8:49 am to
I was actually thinking last night, maybe the Amish have it right, and we have society wrong.
Posted by Joshjrn
Baton Rouge
Member since Dec 2008
31324 posts
Posted on 11/13/25 at 8:53 am to
Get completely off of social media and unplug from the 24 hour news cycle. That accomplishes about 90% of what you’re looking for.
Posted by Odysseus32
Member since Dec 2009
9551 posts
Posted on 11/13/25 at 8:54 am to
You’re going to get this.

You’re going to have people who are plugged in and everything is monitored. A digital police state.

Then you’re going to have communities where they’ve rejected it and are living like nothing happened. There will be small scale economies, people will be neighborly, and a general positive disposition will be had or you’ll risk being outcast. The flip side is these
Communities are going to be cut off from the progress of society. The communities will be okay with this.
Posted by bad93ex
Walnut Cove
Member since Sep 2018
33556 posts
Posted on 11/13/25 at 8:56 am to
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Get completely off of social media and unplug from the 24 hour news cycle.


I still use Facebook but only on mobile and use the "Friends" tab at the bottom, it gets rid of all the ragebait articles and bullshite. I don't even bother with the news anymore and i'll use Accuweather if I want to check the forecast.
Posted by dr
texas
Member since Mar 2022
1279 posts
Posted on 11/13/25 at 9:05 am to
I don't have a cell phone (for 3 years now), have a home PC,
just email me
just ditching the phone would be impossible for most people

so liberating.
now back to the gazaboo and coffee
Posted by SUB
Silver Tier TD Premium
Member since Jan 2009
24575 posts
Posted on 11/13/25 at 9:06 am to
frick, I would love to live in a community that only functioned with technology that was available up til the early 00's.
Posted by chinhoyang
Member since Jun 2011
25468 posts
Posted on 11/13/25 at 9:12 am to
We have almost no tech at the house. No cable (not available) and no streaming. No internet other than what is on a cell phone with standard cell tower reception. If we watch TV, it is on discs. We play a ton of music, but it is all on jump drives, vinyl or discs.

We are thinking of getting Starlink if we can sufficiently lock it down.
Posted by 3deadtrolls
lafayette
Member since Jan 2014
6644 posts
Posted on 11/13/25 at 9:15 am to
We have that, it's called North Louisiana.
Posted by jaytothen
Member since Jan 2020
8222 posts
Posted on 11/13/25 at 9:16 am to
quote:

amish people have guns already


But do they have tactical guns and NV?

If so, in.
Posted by dagrippa
Saigon
Member since Nov 2004
11900 posts
Posted on 11/13/25 at 9:18 am to
This current iteration of the world is shite.
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