• Poor wording I guess.

      I know farming is hard work, but I’d be happy with my own plot doing my own thing.

      Life right now is not simple and I got my dream job and I still don’t think I’ll be happy. Owning my own plot of land would be wonderful and unload a lot of anxiety.

      • @Kiosade@lemmy.ca
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        191 month ago

        That’s fair! Modern life is… very complex, and expects a lot out of you, even if you’re “doing well”.

          • I just wanted to say that you’re not alone, life seems very complicated and prospects seem rough. Try reconnecting with old friends? Sending some good vibes your way.

            • Sure. I’m a software developer but it’s just not fulfilling for me; like I enjoy the problem solving but it’s just not something I think I would be happy still doing in a decade.

              I actually have a desire to help other people more and do something meaningful. Like teaching kids these skills, kids that don’t have an opportunity.

      • JJROKCZ
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        81 month ago

        Keep in mind farming is also quite expensive nowadays and you won’t be able to survive off the yields by farming your great grandfathers way.

        Clarksons farm hams it up a bit but does touch on the real costs and effort that goes into modern farming. He just finished season 4 and affirmed again that a normal farmer would be bankrupt in his situation, his farm only survives due to his being rich from other revenue streams

        • JackGreenEarth
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          31 month ago

          I suppose you don’t have to do ‘modern farming’, though. You could farm in an older way.

          • JJROKCZ
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            11 month ago

            And you’ll maybe have enough crop to feed yourself each winter, one bad yield and you starve though. And that’s if you can attain a decent amount of land and you break both you and your mule’s back working it