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Re: Neofetch developer archives all his repositories: "Have taken up farming"

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Post by rsync »

ethbr1 wrote: post #216
coldtea wrote: post #147

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As somebody who lives in a multi-million city, every second person I talk to wants to move to the country, and it definitely much stronger tendency after around 30-35+. It doesn't matter if the parent's assumptions are "quite a few" or don't match you, what matters is if they match a big segment of the population to be statistically useful. There are always outliers who love to grow old in a big city and have their a…

The only set we should really be listening to are people who both: - Lived in a big city - Lived in a rural community Otherwise, everyone always thinks the grass is greener, absent experience with the alternative. Or as I heard it quipped -- you don't love something for it's best bits; you love it because you can tolerate its worst bits.

"The only set we should really be listening to are people who both ..."

I think a dial is preferable to either of the (urban, rural) choices.

I love dense, urban places and I also love quiet, secluded rural places.

In my mind, the ideal living situation allows one to quickly toggle between the two.

This is possible in the Bay Area and is the reason I moved here 15 years ago.

Re: Neofetch developer archives all his repositories: "Have taken up farming"

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Post by basscomm »

synergy20 wrote: post #167
miah_ wrote: post #54

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Maybe they have saved enough from working in tech that they can grow vegetables for themselves in a very low scale way. Its nice to escape from the career you've had for decades. Sometimes its not even an escape from the career, but the career and the city you've lived in. Moving to the forest and growing some vegetables and raising chickens isn't that difficult. You certainly don't need "millions in equipment". Its…

Michigan might be cool in summer, what about winters? I need find a place for summer as I'm getting older and texas is just darn hot for 4 months in summer.

> Michigan might be cool in summer, what about winters?

Michigan is also cool in the winter

Re: Neofetch developer archives all his repositories: "Have taken up farming"

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Post by hammyhavoc »

cryptonector wrote: post #202
hammyhavoc wrote: post #152

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Everyone else's grass is always greener it seems.

Not in west Texas I'll tell you that!

My cousin desperately wants to move from Canada to West Texas! The other cous lives in Chile, I live in the UK, my aunt and uncle live in France. There's no pleasing some folks! ;- )

Re: Neofetch developer archives all his repositories: "Have taken up farming"

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Post by coldtea »

ethbr1 wrote: post #236
coldtea wrote: post #232

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> Otherwise, everyone always thinks the grass is greener, absent experience with the alternative For our purposes (which in this subthread is determining whether grandparents idea that "45+ prefer more quiet and wish to move to the country" is valid), this distinction doesn't matter - since this is not about whether that group is justified in preferring the country, but whether they prefer it or not.

I care about maximizing people's happiness function. Whether there are a large number of people who believe in something that's incorrect is immaterial, as is over-counting kvetching without any intent to follow through.

>I care about maximizing people's happiness function.

Good for you. Not on my subthread though :)

Re: Neofetch developer archives all his repositories: "Have taken up farming"

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Post by coldtea »

asveikau wrote: post #279
coldtea wrote: post #147

Earlier quoted context omitted.

As somebody who lives in a multi-million city, every second person I talk to wants to move to the country, and it definitely much stronger tendency after around 30-35+. It doesn't matter if the parent's assumptions are "quite a few" or don't match you, what matters is if they match a big segment of the population to be statistically useful. There are always outliers who love to grow old in a big city and have their a…

> every second person I talk to wants to move to the country Doesn't that possibly reflect your social circle more than a statement about the public at large?

Abstractly yes, but practically not since it's diverse enough

Re: Neofetch developer archives all his repositories: "Have taken up farming"

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Post by pbhjpbhj »

3D30497420 wrote: post #30
zer00eyz wrote: post #17

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> You need to be a welder, plumber, vet, horticulturist, builder, metrologist I love this about farmers. They are the polymaths of our age and folks dont get it. Farming YouTube is a trip because there's more tech in a tractor than in some startups. > and if you're doing properly, crooked accountant as well. Yea, most people dont get what a "future" is, and why corn and lumber have them (but not onions... thats a les…

> (but not onions... thats a lesson too) That was too enticing to not look up. Wow, the story behind that is something: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onion_Futures_Act Edit: There's a Planet Money with more on this story (which I've not listened to): https://www.npr.org/sections/money/2015/10/14/448718171/epis...

Why would you only protect onions from market manipulation?

Re: Neofetch developer archives all his repositories: "Have taken up farming"

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Post by marssaxman »

ethbr1 wrote: post #216
coldtea wrote: post #147

Earlier quoted context omitted.

As somebody who lives in a multi-million city, every second person I talk to wants to move to the country, and it definitely much stronger tendency after around 30-35+. It doesn't matter if the parent's assumptions are "quite a few" or don't match you, what matters is if they match a big segment of the population to be statistically useful. There are always outliers who love to grow old in a big city and have their a…

The only set we should really be listening to are people who both: - Lived in a big city - Lived in a rural community Otherwise, everyone always thinks the grass is greener, absent experience with the alternative. Or as I heard it quipped -- you don't love something for it's best bits; you love it because you can tolerate its worst bits.

Well, that's me: my wife and I left Seattle a few years ago, moved to a very small town in a very rural area, spent about a year and a half there, then gave it up and came back. Country life was lonely and boring; we are much happier in the city.

Re: Neofetch developer archives all his repositories: "Have taken up farming"

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Post by asveikau »

coldtea wrote: post #285
asveikau wrote: post #279

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> every second person I talk to wants to move to the country Doesn't that possibly reflect your social circle more than a statement about the public at large?

Abstractly yes, but practically not since it's diverse enough

Just to give another data point, I'm settled, have two kids, and almost never hear anybody say that.

But I'll confess, I find people who talk like that a little obnoxious and I'll admit I may self select and avoid those people.

Re: Neofetch developer archives all his repositories: "Have taken up farming"

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Post by mclightning »

karaterobot wrote: post #112

As we argue over which of the software engineers in this thread knows more about farming, are we totally sure that statement isn't, at least in some sense, a joke?

everything is literal in programming communities, lmao.

Re: Neofetch developer archives all his repositories: "Have taken up farming"

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Post by yccs27 »

zer00eyz wrote: post #176
yccs27 wrote: post #126

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Do you grasp what a future is? Having home/car/health insurance protects you against it being destroyed. Buying fuel futures protects you against the price of gas spiking. Having crop insurance protects you against your crops being destroyed. Selling crop futures protect you against the price of your crops falling. It's all protecting you from events that would seriously hurt your finances, aka hedging/insurance.

> Selling crop futures protect you against the price of your crops falling. Price contracts are a thing. You can do this in new england with fuel oil for heating. It is fairly common. But futures pay today for a product at some later date. It's a loan as well. And as a producer it's not just a hedge on price. What happens if your expect to yield 140 bushels of corn an acre, and only get 130? Your crop came in, so no…

Thank you for the detailed explanation, that makes sense. I don't doubt that you want someone with financial expertise to handle futures trades. Since your example shows you're trading one risk for another.

I guess a better way to put it is: In the right package, selling futures can be a part of an effective insurance strategy for farmers.

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