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What the Amish can teach us about tech
Spectator World ^ | 11/26/2025 | James Chiavarini

Posted on 11/26/2025 7:31:54 PM PST by SeekAndFind

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To: reasonisfaith

Well, you could give up using steel, too.


41 posted on 12/01/2025 4:39:03 AM PST by GingisK
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To: GingisK

My rationale for not giving up steel is that steel doesn’t increase local chaos.


42 posted on 12/01/2025 12:59:56 PM PST by reasonisfaith (What are the personal implications if the Resurrection of Christ is a true event in history?)
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To: reasonisfaith

Neither do all digital applications. Like I said, I agree with you that digital media is a problem. Most other applications are not.


43 posted on 12/01/2025 2:59:00 PM PST by GingisK
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All digital applications increase local chaos. This is true according to the definition of chaos.

Chaos is the opposite of order. In physics, order is defined as a system for which there exists the least possible number of ways a given feature can be performed or produced.

Every digital application I’ve seen increases the number of ways a given function is performed. All analog systems have a higher degree of order.

Wherever there are more links in a chain so to speak, there are more ways the system can fail. This explains why digital systems fail more than analog systems.


44 posted on 12/03/2025 1:05:08 PM PST by reasonisfaith (What are the personal implications if the Resurrection of Christ is a true event in history?)
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This explains why digital systems fail more than analog systems

I haven't observed that. The opposite holds true from my perspective.

You do know that there are many things that cannot be done in an analog fashion, don't you? Also, many analog functions were replaced by digital because the digital implementation did a much better job.

You must be an ancient analog engineer that feels displaced. ;-D

45 posted on 12/03/2025 3:00:21 PM PST by GingisK
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