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Sadly. It is an onward trend. I have become so discouraged from this subject, that I am evaluating my career choices. Farming is a the safest bet for now.

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Have you actually done farming? I grew up on a farm. It's no where close to a safe bet.

It's capital intensive, high risk, hard work with low margins. Not at all like stardew.

Personal horticulture is fun and rewarding! Grow your own lettuce, tomato, etc.

BigAg is HARD WORK

Absolutely. I love having my own garden and growing food for myself and friends. I give away a ton of food with what I grow.

I'll never run a farm.

Closest thing I might come to is a florist's greenhouse, but that's probably still a no go

Presumably he means safe with respect to task consolidation, as per the topic of discussion. Which I would agree is more or less true, but only because farming already went through its consolidation phase. Hence the old saying that goes something like: "A farmer has to be a mechanic, an engineer, a scientist, a veterinarian, a business manager, and an optimist—all in a single day."

As a farmer, if you think programming, CI/CD pipeline management, and database administration being consolidated into one job is a line too far... Brace yourself!

I wonder how you view farming as the safest bet. Farming is quite challenging and the competition will drive any noob into the ground. Not just the knowledge but also capital.

Nursing is pretty safe too, simply due to demographics and limitations of robotics.

i'm worried this is the case as well

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