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Book Review of Better Off: Flipping The Switch On Technology

Better Off: Flipping  The Switch On Technology
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An absolutely fascinating book about a young couple's "experiment" at living without any technology (including electricity) for 18 months in an Amish/Menninite type community.

It's partly about the way this type of community lives, partly about the often funny experience of a city couple in the country, and partly about how we have become overly dependent on technology.

He makes clear the absurdity of working more hours so we can afford a "time saving" device.