New Technology Is Making Us More Like the Amish

Read an interesting article today on Slate.com and thought some of you might find it as interesting as as I did.

We’re becoming a bit more Amish

I know. You own a slim titanium ultrabook computer, an eye popping LCD 3D HD television, an iPhone with a custom-designed carbon fiber cover, and a sports car with 360 horsepower under the hood. You don’t have anything in common with the Amish.

It’s possible. But there are a lot of us who are beginning to adopt some practices that are pretty close to the Amish. No, I’m not talking about the Amish belief in adult baptism or the importance of farming in daily life. I’m talking about the decisions the Amish make about technology. More and more of us have begun to think about the impact that technology has on our relationships with others and we’ve begun to alter our practices. The complete article here.

And, saw this; I definitely think this is an important message that should be passed along.

Then stumbled upon this.

And the whole slide show it came from... Here


Maybe more... It's a stay in the boat kinda day and football's not too exciting unless you're an Indy fan.


Cheers,

Istaboa