A contemporary non-globalised society

What does a ‘non-globalized’ society look like? Meet the Amish:

Where?

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Who are they?

Why are the Amish ‘non-globalised’?

The Amish keep themselves separate, but not exclusive, following the Biblical text “be not conformed to this world” (Romans 12:2).
Amish live like this not because they dislike or fear other human beings but because they believe that salvation comes from the redeeming power of living a loving life in a pure community of believers who live in separation from the world.
The Amish avoid modern technology not because they want to live ascetic and uncomfortable lives but to preserve the uniqueness of their way of life.
They only avoid technology where it might damage the community, not because they are Luddites or think technology is inherently evil.
They don’t allow telephones or electricity in their houses, because both of these technologies would literally connect them to the world through their wires.
Electricity and petrol/diesel power are used in barns for work purposes.
Shared telephones are available outside houses in business premises or telephone booths.
Televisions, radios and stereos are not used, which helps keep the Amish unpolluted by the values advanced by the mass media. One Old Order Amish told the scholar Donald B Kraybill that “television is the sewer line that connects you directly to the cesspool of Hollywood”.
For similar reasons, computers with internet access are banned, although Amish can use a computer at an outside workplace.
New conveniences are assessed to see how they would affect the social patterns and cohesiveness of the Amish community, and anything that might damage their way of life is rejected. Less dangerous technology may be adapted to fit.
They scrutinize practices, services, and products to see whether they would generate life-style changes which would hurt community solidarity, create tension within families or between different families, or open the community to excessive dependence on outside institutions.
Restrictions are not meant to impose suffering. Disabled people are allowed to use motorized wheelchairs; electricity is allowed in the home for medical equipment.