May 26, 2010
viafrank: … If you’re pining for “thought-provoking content,” you should go check out Kevin Kelley’s big write-up on the Amish’s relationship to technology. It’s fascinating. It’s not that the Amish are anti-technology, it’s that they are slow to adopt it so they can understand the impact it’s going to have on their lives. As I whiz off to go buy the WIRED iPad app, it feels valuable to pause for a moment and reflect on this life of screens. One Amish-man told me that the problem with phones, pagers, and PDAs (yes he knew about them) was that “you got messages rather than conversations.” That’s about as an accurate summation of our times as any. Henry, his long white beard contrasting with his young bright eyes told me, “If I had a TV, I’d watch it.” What could be simpler? Via Waxy.org a long, long time ago. So long ago, I can’t find the permalink. Sorry Andy.

viafrank:

… If you’re pining for “thought-provoking content,” you should go check out Kevin Kelley’s big write-up on the Amish’s relationship to technology. It’s fascinating. It’s not that the Amish are anti-technology, it’s that they are slow to adopt it so they can understand the impact it’s going to have on their lives. As I whiz off to go buy the WIRED iPad app, it feels valuable to pause for a moment and reflect on this life of screens.

One Amish-man told me that the problem with phones, pagers, and PDAs (yes he knew about them) was that “you got messages rather than conversations.” That’s about as an accurate summation of our times as any. Henry, his long white beard contrasting with his young bright eyes told me, “If I had a TV, I’d watch it.” What could be simpler?
Via Waxy.org a long, long time ago. So long ago, I can’t find the permalink. Sorry Andy.