If you are that pedantic you could also ask if he is living without a mobile phone, without a car and without any modern electrical appliance phoning home. So, probably him being offline is not to be taken quite so seriously.
replyProbably had a friend do it for him
replyDo the Amish pay non-Amish to do forbidden things for them? Asking for a friend.
replyI manage the Google Maps listings for two local Amish businesses, as well as send the occasional e-mail for them when a supplier or other business reason requires they use e-mail.
replyThey offered to pay me for my time, but I refused as I'm happy to help my neighbors. They seemed pretty uncomfortable with me helping without anything in return, so they pay me back in discounted products or labor of their own.
I'm not sure about "forbidden" per se but they definitely make accommodations for various things, e.g. riding as passengers in cars for long trips.
replyI am not sure what is forbidden. There was a YT video about computer they were using for business. It was stripped down OS (windows xp?) that only had office apps, or something like that.
replyI am unable to find the video, but here is an interesting story: https://www.npr.org/sections/money/2013/02/25/172886170/a-co...
I'm not sure if payment is involved, but I've heard Orthodox Jews can and do seek non-Jewish help when they need e.g. light switches toggled on the Sabbath.
replyShabbos goy. Pete Hamill was one, and tells a good story. Snow in August, I believe, is based on his experiences.
replyYes. They pay folks to drive them around.
replyA friend of mine encountered a wrecked buggy on the road and drove the Amish family inside it to the hospital and saved lives.
replyThe entire local Amish community now comes and helps him tend his property, raised him a barn.