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Amish men ‘shunned’ after nationwide emergency alert outs them for having phones (www.independent.co.uk)

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[–] TimewornTraveler@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You've never heard of ghosting a (former) romantic partner? Or going No Contact with a family member?

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

That is in no way the same as an entire community shunning you and cutting you off from all of your family and friends. That is not society shunning you. That's a person doing it.