The tech bubble bursting doesn&#x27;t mean there won&#x27;t be anymore software. Software isn&#x27;t going anywhere. I plan to keep right on working in tech. I&#x27;ve worked for farmers. It kind of sucks. I like sitting in a chair and looking at code all day.<p>On that topic let me tell you about farms and farmers. Most farmers are millionaires and were born that way and have only gotten richer in the last decade or so. You have to know what you are doing to turn a profit. Farms are worth a lot of money. Millions. Do you have millions? If not, you get to be some millionaire&#x27;s little peon. You get to make $9 an hour. You don&#x27;t get overtime. You work really hard at certain times of year... 12 hours or more a day. You have to know how to drive a tractor straight. Do you know how to drive a tractor straight? Do you know how to keep a machine maintained? Where the grease fittings are? You better grease it good before you start. Otherwise some overweight red faced drunk with 15 million dollars in assets who considers you a little peon will come out and yell at you. Heck, he might come out and yell at you anyway just for fun. Cause he thinks you are a smarty pants who thinks you are just so smart. He almost certainly isn&#x27;t going to help you along. In fact, if you don&#x27;t have a certain look he almost certainly isn&#x27;t going to hire you in the first place.<p>Oh... that wasn&#x27;t the type of farm you were thinking of? Maybe you were thinking of a hippie type organic farm where you could hang out and smoke weed while casually picking a few tomatoes. Well... say goodbye to your $9 an hour because you won&#x27;t even be making that.<p>If you want to try farming go get on a crew picking chilies or something for a day. They will hire just about anybody. I&#x27;ve done it before. Piece-rate. Cash at the end of the day. $50 if you are lucky and you will barely be able to walk.<p>In short... put down the pipe. Get a grip on reality and sharpen your tech skills. The field may shrink, it definitely will change, but it isn&#x27;t going anywhere. You are better off staying competitive than having dreams of getting into farming.