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temporarara
4y ago
Well, I've got a bike from the 30s and it's perfectly fine for everyday riding. While I agree that most of those things you listed are valuable and convenient, good enough is often just good enough. Like I've got no use for a
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temporarara
4y ago
It's important to take into account the construction costs (and all the parties that are profiting from building new stuff). I think the cost of construction has gone up a lot in recent history. People in general also have much more lu
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temporarara
4y ago
Good for him, but I highly doubt the "with almost no work" statement. And besides, having just an acre of pumpkins and noone to buy them can be hazardous. Specialty crops can offer good profits on good years if everything goes rig
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temporarara
4y ago
Note that the profit and profit margins are highly dependent on crop.
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temporarara
4y ago
It all depends on your living style and how expensive the bare living is. I could hypothetically sustain a family of modest lifestyle (nowhere near poverty, but limited expensive entertainment and gadgets) at least 6 with 200 acres here in
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temporarara
4y ago
That sounds way more sophisticated than the reality is for the most farmers. Automation exists but usually it's mundane like "my tractor does some proprogrammed routine automatically when U-turn is required on the field while till
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4y ago
I still think universities should not be into profiting from sports. It's so weird that they are combined in some countries. After all being even exceptionally good at sports does not in any way imply that you belong into university le
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4y ago
The fact that there are universities that strongly favor athletes feels so absurd to me. In my country you could be a world class athlete and it gives you exactly zero extra points when applying to any university here. Academic success and
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4y ago
Hey, just contact your local church music director. You don't even have to become close friends, just explain politely that you would be super grateful to have access to organs. Most of the time things can be arranged if you or the mus