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The agricultural farmers did it to themselves, many are very wealthy already. Anything corporate America has taken over is because the farmers didn’t want to do
by righthand 1y ago
The agricultural farmers did it to themselves, many are very wealthy already. Anything corporate America has taken over is because the farmers didn’t want to do the maintenance work. So they sell out to big corporations who will make it easier.
Same as any other consumer using Meta products. You sell out because it’s easier to network that way.
I am the son of a farmer.
Edit: added disclosure at the bottom and clarified as agricultural farming
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