[AnIdiotOnTheNet]

Popular media conveys this conception that the Amish are opposed to technology for religious reasons, but this is incorrect. The Amish place a high value on maintaining their culture, and within that culture familial and community interactions are among the most important ideals. Consequently, each community takes a considered look at technology and how it might influence their culture, and simply choose not to adopt those that they believe would have a negative influence.

I think there is something the rest of us could learn from this.

[SketchySeaBeast]

So where did zippers falls on the spectrum of "drive the community apart"?

[AnIdiotOnTheNet]

Probably in the realm of "can't be manufactured within the community leading to a reliance on the outside world for something we don't really need". Not relying on the outside world is also a pretty big theme of their culture.