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Even if we accept the premise that 'if doing [X] is barely scraping by, you shouldn't do [X]"' is indisputably rational and easy to process for one's one circum
by Mordisquitos 2y ago
Even if we accept the premise that 'if doing [X] is barely scraping by, you shouldn't do [X]"' is indisputably rational and easy to process for one's one circumstances, you must see that making the choice to be and no-longer-be a photographer is trivial compared to the choice of being and no-longer-being a rancher. The difference in the levels of personal, financial, emotional, and lifestyle investments required to take up or abandon either career choice (for a versatile meaning of 'choice') is astronomical.
- fundad 2y agoIt seems the lifestyle they enjoy makes it worth barely scraping as owners of very desirable land. Otherwise it would be worth starting over somewhere else where there are jobs that need to be filled. A lot of people woking jobs in cities and towns are barely scraping by too. I wish we had a healthy safety net in the US but people in need live different lifestyles beyond ranching.