(this is just a joke - of course farmwork still has physically demanding parts)

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[–] 50 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Ha ha ha, farming was hard work, like we have no idea, back in the pioneer days. Now? You can't compete without the industrial operations, unless you have a niche.

These pioneers, they were harder than any of these gym freaks, they weren't swollen, they were scrawny, wiry, and stronger. Muscle mass doesn't mean strength necessarily.

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  • [–] 16 points 5 months ago

    industrial operations

    True for the corn and soybeans that cover vast swaths of this country, but a lot of fruits and vegetables are still very labor intensive. That labor is usually done by underpaid immigrants, who are definitely not swole, but are definitely in better shape then any of us.

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