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[–] 31 points 2 years ago (19 children)

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.

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  • [–] 19 points 2 years ago (11 children)

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

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  • [–] 10 points 2 years ago (10 children)

    Yup. It’s morbid I know but I swear I’m just looking forward to the day I don’t wake up again. Sadly I’ve got another 40 years to go.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (8 children)

    May I ask what your dream job is?

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  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago (7 children)

    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.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    And here I am, trying to change careers from teaching to IT. I guess the grass is always greener

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    That’s an amazing idea. Have you looked for any local organizations or after-school programs you could connect with? Or even a local school’s tech program. I bet they’d love to have you in as a guest to do a project with the kids. My kid’s school has local experts come in to do week- or month-long projects with a class. Doesn’t solve your job dilemma but if you’re finding fulfillment outside of work it may not matter.

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    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

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

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

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years 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

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Are you the developer of Neofetch?

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