I watch a lot of the historical farming series, Victorian Farm, Edwardian Farm (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC_historic_farm_series https://en.wikipedia.org/

I watch a lot of the historical farming series, Victorian Farm, Edwardian Farm (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC_historic_farm_series https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC_historic_farm_series) And, despite the many different ways people choose to live, there's still this idea that the way we live now is the best way. The title of this is article is a bit strange, but I've noticed in some of the, maybe it's hustle porn communities on Twitter, there's this notion that if you're not automating all of the manual labor in your life you're doing it wrong. But there's something very nourishing about the idea of living in a world where you're interacting with and directly influencing the physical world around you. Both to care for a plot of land and to make things by hand. I think there's also something nice about living in a small world. No grandiose interconnectedness. You, your family, your community, your livestock and the land around you. It's so hard to get some of that I think unless you're also willing to completely give up living modern life and move out to the middle of nowhere ala Life Below Zero, or if you're wealthy enough to own land close to town (I'm fortunate enough to have found a nice 2 acres close to town, but it costs a premium compared to other houses the same size). Simulation is a great way to get some of that in small doses.