Re:Modern Tech inside an Amish Horse-Drawn Buggy
by jacobheric on Monday January 16, 2017 @08:36PM
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Thanks for the link. Great documentary. I just watched that with my kids. We were absolutely mesmerized by the earnestness and openness of the family profiled.
Re:Modern Tech inside an Amish Horse-Drawn Buggy
by tempestn on Tuesday January 17, 2017 @12:00AM
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Normally I wouldn't make an off-topic comment on region locking, but the irony of this one amused me (emphasis mine):
This video contains content from BBC Worldwide, who has blocked it in your country on copyright grounds.
So many people I grew up with seemed to think that Amish were being hypocritical by paying for taxi drivers to drive them around. That's an over-simplistic view. To an Amish community, taxi fees are a tariff intended to encourage finding a job close to home - or if at all possible - in your backyard. The ideal Amish are taught to strive for and desire is to have a farm and provide for your family with your hands.
Here is a great documentary about an Amish couple that gave the rare opportunity to be filmed and interviewed. It's not about the Amish that I grew up with, however their flavor of Amishness is philosophically equivalent https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtNXvE_rLoE