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@sarahtaber@mastodon.online

2026-05-21 17:40 UTC

Every so often the head of a do-gooder nonprofit or journalist reaches out, wanting to hear my thoughts on [farm topic] And they're always floored & taken aback that I say "mean" things about farmers. Like "They're adults. They chose this. And they should live with the consequences of their actions."

Replies (5)

  • @sarahtaber@mastodon.online 2026-05-21 17:41

    Like... I KNOW they're reaching out because they saw my stuff on YouTube. Did they not listen to a fucking word I said? This happens at least once a month!

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  • @yoasif@mastodon.social 2026-05-21 17:41

    @sarahtaber@mastodon.online Just toss the term "moral hazard" into the conversation if they don't get it.

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  • @bynkii@mastodon.social 2026-05-21 17:43

    @sarahtaber@mastodon.online are you familiar with FarmingWhileBeige on TikTok?

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  • @gooba42@mastodon.social 2026-05-21 18:02

    @sarahtaber@mastodon.online Not just putting their hands on the stove but personally stoking the fire before enthusiastically slamming both hands down while simultaneously crying and demanding somebody save them.

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  • @sarahtaber@mastodon.online I come from a large white farm family. I can never decide what makes me laugh more: farmers constantly crying about being the poorest of the downtrodden or the people who actually believe it. Maybe super poor rural farmers still exist in the US? But the typical Midwestern white ones are not it.

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