To be fair, if you made the pitch that way to farmer today they would as well - those points are all iffy.
mostly, though, the nature of labor has completely and utterly changed in 80 years and comparing the two is like apples and oranges.
mostly, though, the nature of labor has completely and utterly changed in 80 years and comparing the two is like apples and oranges.
for tractors generally, maybe, but have read many things specifically about john deere being very DRM/anti repair, and a quick google seems to highlight that there are court battles being fought over exactly this right now.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2020-03-05/farmers-f...
The picture of a hard-working solo farmer repairing his only tractor out in the barn is becoming a rare thing. When you say "farmer" today, it is unclear if you mean the multi-billion dollar multi-national, the "manager" for this 400-acre parcel, or the lady next to the field operating the drone or mostly-autonomous equipment. Or perhaps you meant the latest breed--that fellow who greases the conveyor belt in the metal building in the middle of town where they do the vertical farming with the fancy lights and watering systems. No tractors or even dirt involved.