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Subsistence farming is a lot of work, no doubt. But the work is very uneven. Some parts of the year, there's a lot of work. Whole winter, not so much. Meanwhil
by glogla 5y ago
Subsistence farming is a lot of work, no doubt. But the work is very uneven. Some parts of the year, there's a lot of work. Whole winter, not so much.
Meanwhile factories run all the time.
- WalterBright 5y agoIn the winter people (at least the women) spent most of their time spinning and weaving. I expect the men were likely taking care of the animals, doing repairs and maintenance, and endless hand work we have machines to do for us today. There's a reason parents sent their kids to those factories. They desperately needed the money. I doubt they hated their kids.
- ex_amazon_sde 5y agoThere's plenty of historical records of farmers being forced to go into factories and hating it, to the point of risking their life doing strikes and fighting strike-breakers. Industries desperately needed cheap labor and the mechanization of farming helped by generating widespread unemployment.