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It's not clear, but did you expect to keep your financial and social status while homesteading? If yes, I think it was a mistake. For me homesteading would be
by jmnicolas 5y ago
It's not clear, but did you expect to keep your financial and social status while homesteading?
If yes, I think it was a mistake.
For me homesteading would be a way of escaping the rat race and doing something meaningful. I wouldn't expect to get much money out of it nor any social standing.
- hotpotamus 5y agoI think financially it would be very difficult - you'd likely need to produce some sort of artisanal good that appeals to people. Socially speaking, I think Americans have a revere for a sort of Libertarian Little House on the Prairie ideal where you can go out and build a farm all on your own and make your way in the world. I certainly have a lot of respect for that myself (knowing I'd be very hard pressed to pull it off myself) so it might be good to talk about at least. I actually have a friend who went and joined some sort of co-op farm situation where she farmed an acre of land for nearly a year. I don't know all the details but it definitely had a sort of homesteader vibe from what I know - this reminds me that I should ask her more about it sometime.