[–] Belisarius505 [S] 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
I don't know about that, the farmers I know are some of the happiest bunch and while they do work a good deal so does anyone that's trying to get ahead in life.
[–] Tevelyn 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
What do they farm, where? How many government subsidies do they have to get to stay afloat? Farming today is not what farming was 50+ years ago. And while I agree that rural society is better for humans than urban, I hate the romanticized vision of farming so many people seem to have.
[–] AndrewBlazeIt 0 points 4 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago
The main question I have is "Do big cities attract crazies, or does living in big cities drive people insane?"
Cus it's one or the other.
[–] 2calculated 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago (edited ago)
Cities have jobs and "affordable" living.
It would take a man's entire life to save up and find property and build your own agricultural estate and be self sufficient.
I would have retired to a simple life of independence long ago if it was feasible
[–] Belisarius505 [S] 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Urban areas aren't exactly that much better for young people today. Take out student loans in order to qualify for those jobs, then take out a mortgage to afford a home, live your entire life paying off the debt you signed onto in your 20's. Granted, in today's economy urban areas are the job centers, not rural farming communities. It's not entirely out of our control to change this dynamic though.