With the gas prices they're just ahead of their time.
It's actually more about humility and anti pride (Hochmut) then being against technology. Everyone is equal in the eyes of god so if you have something like a fancy Kindle that makes you think you're better then your peers it would be frowned upon. Decisions on what is allowed or not is normally made by the elders in each community so there are no central rules. An 18 year old is an 18 year old though and they'll make their own rules.
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