I long ago decided it's not for me, though I have friends who do it. If you are going to stick with it, I get the impression you need a community above all els

I long ago decided it's not for me, though I have friends who do it. If you are going to stick with it, I get the impression you need a community above all else. Forget youtube, learn from people in person, and share the labour. If you are motivated by ethical/environmental concerns - there are plenty of other ways to make a positive difference to the world. Some of these are jobs in tech, if you pick carefully. Either in a city, or remote (if you've decided you like country living but not the manual labour). Or you can go for a hybrid lifestyle - live rurally, grow a little food, also work part time in tech so you can buy more of life's comforts. (or, y'know, other jobs - teach maths? work in tourism? my friends are building a business selling fruit wines). But yes, I get the impression that fullon homesteading is hard, e.g. at least some WWOOF hosts couldn't survive without the free work of volunteers. Maximum kudos for giving it a go.