Putting tech on probation
“The Amish are not completely opposed to technology. But they want to ask technology questions. And the primary question they ask of technology is, if we adopt you, what impact will that have on our core values? I think we can learn from the Amish; they’re putting technology on probation.
As William Penn once said, ‘You love the world with weaned affections.’ And that’s different from the Amish, who are separate from the world. So we are in this gray area as Quakers… of not having carefully defined parameters…. We have permeable membranes surrounding us.”
— Max Carter, 2023
Retired professor of Quaker studies
Today’s Invitation
Ask what impact a new technology will have on your core values and put it on probation.
This Week’s Query
How do you create positive boundaries for yourself around screens?
When have you “opted out” of a new technology that you felt detracted from your life? What was the outcome?
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