For tech-weary Midwest farmers, 40-year-old tractors now a hot commodity

Re:For tech-weary Midwest farmers, 40-year-old tractors now ... by stjohnswarts on Monday January 06, 2020 @07:08PM (#21975106)

I think what's being overlooked is "it's good for businesses in the short term" not necessarily good for them in the long term.

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Re:For tech-weary Midwest farmers, 40-year-old tractors now ... by TeMPOraL on Monday January 06, 2020 @07:31PM (#21975298)

But it needs to be followed with observing that the market doesn't give two damns about long term, because anyone optimizing for long-term profitability eventually gets outcompeted by someone optimizing for shorter-term profitability.

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Re:For tech-weary Midwest farmers, 40-year-old tractors now ... by golergka on Monday January 06, 2020 @11:17PM (#21976784)

Did it help Boeing?

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Re:For tech-weary Midwest farmers, 40-year-old tractors now ... by TeMPOraL on Tuesday January 07, 2020 @01:27AM (#21977496)

Boeing optimizes for short-term. Long-term is already secured for them by US regulations.

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Re:For tech-weary Midwest farmers, 40-year-old tractors now ... by vunie on Monday January 06, 2020 @08:19PM (#21975718)

what about amazon?

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Re:For tech-weary Midwest farmers, 40-year-old tractors now ... by TeMPOraL on Tuesday January 07, 2020 @01:34AM (#21977527)

What about it? Amazon is in the process of burning down their e-commerce business.

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Re:For tech-weary Midwest farmers, 40-year-old tractors now ... by SergeyHack on Wednesday January 08, 2020 @07:02PM (#21997137)

Interesting, could you give more details on that?

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