Nicook

Has its plusses and minuses, my grandfather still proudly proclaims that he's a peasant. Has farmed in rural loire valley france all his life, from his childhood during ww2. Seems to generally have enjoyed his life, definitely worked way harder than my parents or myself. My mother grew up with them as well, left for the city for work as an adult though. granddad was using a horse for farming into the 70s. Mother didn't think it sucked that much either. Their house wasnt luxe, but it absolutely wasn't crumbling.

Definitely a lot of British tourists and retirees in their area now.

I don't disagree that most people over romanticize farming, but don't have to go to the opposite extreme.

I think this is more of a "do what I say, and not what I do" thing. Nominally most companies want you to mentor junior devs, but the worker who spends less time on that, and more time on higher visibility work gets the promotion priority.