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> India is a democracy. Tech may move faster, but that doesn't mean it's right. Voters decide what's right, ultimately. ... The Amish are wise in this: wait for the community to approve technology, and only then apply it to their lives.

You mention democracy and then give an example of religious authoritarianism? What is the connection between the two?

The Amish vote on how their community moves. People regularly leave. It's the same thing.

> People regularly leave

People regularly fled from behind the Iron Curtain, too.

It isn't about protecting the interest of the voters but about having power to shut down and censor internet at will that the Indian government doesn't want to lose.

satellite internet is not a new technology.

come on now, you've been a superpower for over a year. get with the times.