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0 pointsmock-possum1y ago0 comments

You can’t make $85 an hour playing with your computer as a gardener

(Although, apparently it’s not likely you can you do it as a dev in today’s market so)

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> You can’t make $85 an hour playing with your computer as a gardener

But if you step up to being a farmer then you'll be playing with way more interesting computers than you'll find on a typical desk.

> (Although, apparently it’s not likely you can you do it as a dev in today’s market so)

Farming isn't in good economic shape right now either, granted.

_heimdall1y ago

> Farming isn't in good economic shape right now either, granted.

Anyone considering farming should take note of this. The industry is not in a place where farmers can make any meaningful profit, especially if you're just getting into it. At best the average farmer breaks even after depending heavily on federal subsidies and crop insurance.

There are likely technical roles in the age industry, though personally that runs into a moral problem for me as you will end up being paid well to turn the financial screws even harder on the average farmer or farm hand.

randomdata1y ago

> The industry is not in a place where farmers can make any meaningful profit

To be fair, there was Onlyfans kind of money in it in 2022. It ebbs and flows. Always has, always will.

It just might not be a good tech backup plan as the ebbs and flows have been perfectly aligned with tech's ebbs and flows for at least the past 20 years that I've been watching both. When tech is good, so is ag. When tech is bad, so is ag.

On the other hand, if you are going to become a farmer (or anything, really) you definitely want to start during the bad times. If you try to start when the going is good you're just going to overpay to get in, and then quickly land in a down market.

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randomdata1y ago

> You can’t make $85 an hour playing with your computer as a gardener

But if you step up to being a farmer then you'll be playing with way more interesting computers than you'll find on a typical desk.

> (Although, apparently it’s not likely you can you do it as a dev in today’s market so)

Farming isn't in good economic shape right now either, granted.

_heimdall1y ago

> Farming isn't in good economic shape right now either, granted.

randomdata1y ago

> The industry is not in a place where farmers can make any meaningful profit

To be fair, there was Onlyfans kind of money in it in 2022. It ebbs and flows. Always has, always will.

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