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It is amazing to see the effect of this in the wild - the land owns the people and it is basically impossible to sell. I have seen people who own land worth 10s
by danieltillett 9y ago
It is amazing to see the effect of this in the wild - the land owns the people and it is basically impossible to sell. I have seen people who own land worth 10s of million of dollars live like paupers because they are so tied to the land.
I have wondered how much this effect is genetically built into us - there really is something different about how people view farmland compared to every other asset.
- yters 9y agoFarmland is essentially a complete livelihood, whereas other land is just a place to park a house.
- _Codemonkeyism 9y agoOr a wind turbine.
- danieltillett 9y agoYes, but so is a business and it doesn't seem to induce the same type of ownership.
- soundwave106 9y agoTo be honest, I'm willing to bet that the sense of history you get with a multi-generational family farm, probably is matched in other multi-generational family businesses as well. (However, most businesses don't have the option of the ultimate fallback of subsistence farming if times got really rough. :) )
- jokermatt999 9y agoA business supplies you with currency to trade for the basic necessities. A farm can provide those directly.