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Re:For tech-weary Midwest farmers, 40-year-old tractors now ... by temporalparts on Monday January 06, 2020 @03:39PM (#21973044)
It's sad that progress must mean sadness for some. We should have better social safety net so that displacement doesn't mean despair.
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Re:For tech-weary Midwest farmers, 40-year-old tractors now ... by macinjosh on Monday January 06, 2020 @03:48PM (#21973127)
While the financial/livelihood component is a major factor I think most of those affected, if asked, would say that is the least of the reasons for their sadness. It is the intangible things being lost and the end of a way of life that causes the most pain IMHO.
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