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Re:You misunderstand what it means to be poor by mc32 on Friday November 14, 2025 @06:06PM (#45933215)
It is —but there are also the Amish and others like them who do lots of things manually and try to avoid many modern conveniences. I don’t think they live poor lives. Definitely better than the poor in the countryside who don’t have the same ingrained customs who often need government help.
Re:You misunderstand what it means to be poor by Paradigm2020 on Friday November 14, 2025 @08:02PM (#45934103)
97% of amish use washing machines...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amish

There is a reason

See also Ted talk about best invention ever by factfulness guy

Re:You misunderstand what it means to be poor by mc32 on Friday November 14, 2025 @09:20PM (#45934501)
That is higher than I thought --however, they are not using modern ones, they use the wringer type where you have to wring the water from the washed clothes a couple of times.