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danarisyesterday at 9:38 PM1 replyview on HN

That's...really not true.

Farmers prior to this time, in particular, would have passed their lands on to their children, and that would have been a vital source of livelihood for them.


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twoodfinyesterday at 10:49 PM

In every agricultural->industrial transition I’m aware of, the kids are desperate to get out of farming and into the higher paying, less arduous industrial jobs.