Your contention was that their lives are not fundamentally different than the average person. I gave a few examples to illustrate that it is indeed quite different. I think you just proved my point.
As to whether online dating/less social interaction in public/lower birthrates/etc. are ultimately better or worse - that's a different discussion.
I am not Amish, have no intention of becoming Amish, and indeed don't know a single person in the Amish community. Yet I applaud them for taking control of the technology in their community - even if I personally disagree with some of their views - unlike the rest of society, which by and large blindly adopts whatever is trendy, pleasurable, or pushed by monied corporate interests.
Your contention was that their lives are not fundamentally different than the average person. I gave a few examples to illustrate that it is indeed quite different. I think you just proved my point.
As to whether online dating/less social interaction in public/lower birthrates/etc. are ultimately better or worse - that's a different discussion.
I am not Amish, have no intention of becoming Amish, and indeed don't know a single person in the Amish community. Yet I applaud them for taking control of the technology in their community - even if I personally disagree with some of their views - unlike the rest of society, which by and large blindly adopts whatever is trendy, pleasurable, or pushed by monied corporate interests.