Analog, you might be interested to know that several Amish communities have fully equipped emergency centers, complete with telephones, computers, etc. The thought being that if they get into serious trouble somehow they can summon help.
It's not that they shun technology - they shun stuff they don't feel they need. And they're right. Despite their distinct lack of cars, phones, airplanes, and the internet, they manage to survive and live to ripe old ages.
As long as someone doesn't infringe on other people's rights, I dont' care what they do, and I won't deny them respect just because they "stagnate"
Also, the idea that the human species is "meant" to do anything is a logical fallacy. To say that we are meant to do something is to say that we were specifically designed by something to do it. Unless you're prepared to discount evolution, that's simply not true.
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