> If seen from a purely technological lens: fiat is a Luddite's folly.
Tech people always write off the Luddites, even after the point at which they start to sound like them.
It bears repeating that the Luddites were not indiscriminate wreckers or fools, and their ideas not “folly”. They were not trying to keep people stuck in the dark ages: they were trying to protect highly-skilled jobs.
The same is true of the Amish and Mennonites: there is not just the one accommodation to reach with technology. Other accommodations are possible and may be healthier.
Tech people always write off the Luddites, even after the point at which they start to sound like them.
It bears repeating that the Luddites were not indiscriminate wreckers or fools, and their ideas not “folly”. They were not trying to keep people stuck in the dark ages: they were trying to protect highly-skilled jobs.
The same is true of the Amish and Mennonites: there is not just the one accommodation to reach with technology. Other accommodations are possible and may be healthier.