Well said. I grew up amongst those communities. I agree that they have much to teach us. It strikes me as ironic that in many ways their approach to community, self sufficiency, and resilience now seems progressive.
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The bitcoin citadel concept is basically a cypherpunk version of an Amish order. We even have deliberate technology use rules like preferring e2ee, protocols over platforms, and self hosting.
Order = Citadel
English = NPC
I'm sure other concepts map directly as well if I thought about it more.