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James Rebanks on the Shepherd's Life

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The Importance of Limiting or Restricting Technology

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I think it's very important that all of us as individuals, and maybe as communities in certain settings like the Amish can decide to limit or restrict or avoid certain types of technologies. I mean, if people want to use their smartphones 24 seven and many people do, go ahead. If you want to have a text technological Sabbath, that's, that's up to you. Or you're for 24 hours, you don't use any screens. There are some things that clearly this is a beneficial progress for society but not sure we really want it. It makes food very cheap because exactly what the economist says it will do - make people standard of living higher undoubtedly. But when you apply them

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