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points by fishtoaster 1 day ago | 0 comments

But the Amish are heavily excluded from society. Amish that refuse to use computers can't work most jobs. Amish that won't use credit cards can't buy things at cashless stores/restaurants. Amish that don't use electricity basically can't live in major cities.

There are no legal carveouts for that.

[–] anikan_vader 1 day ago

Some places (including some places in the US) ban cashless stores. It seems reasonable to me to try to legally protect people who struggle to adapt to new technologies.

[–] hereme888 1 day ago

Not about struggling to adapt, but a willful choice for personal reasons.

[–] muvlon 1 day ago

But the Amish are nonetheless protected. Not by the law but by having a community of people around them willing to live with those same restrictions and provide for each other. I think that's much more likely to happen than legal protection also in the AI case.

[–] bemtevi 1 day ago

The Amish are even protected by law in some ways. They don't have to pay social security for one, which is more compatible with their lifestyle (they take care of their own).