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[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

Because the Amish disdain for technology is relative. Since smartphones came along, payphones seem quaint in comparison, opening them up for their technological "Amish phase." Much like how Amish have no issues using bicycles or buggies since the car came along. Give it a few years and before long you'll see Amish with CRT TVs scrambling for VCRs and NES copies of Super Mario