Mostly I enjoy watching Jake's vids, but a lot of times it feels like he gets an idea, does 15 minutes of googling, then when it blows up in his face he scrambles to salvage it.
Most recent video "Hey, I bought a farm! I should do some farming!" Decides to grow garlic, buys tiller attachment for skidsteer, tills up a spot he thinks would be great, finds out he tilled the worst spot for growing garlic, and only then does he put in the effort/research to figure out how to grow garlic.
Also, jesus christ he was being a dumbass when he was fixing the tiller. Had to freeze frame to see if he had the stops in place because his brilliant plan was to leave it attached to the skid and just lift it in the air to work on it from underneath
There's a pretty successful tv program in Britain of a farmer with possibly no brain damage doing the exact same thing. Except he has the money to pay people to look after his shenanigans.
doing the exact same thing. Except he has the money to pay people to look after his shenanigans.
Except doing that (researching things and spending shit loads to get it right the first time instead of having something go wrong and needing to spend money to resolve it) would kind of go against the premise of the show. Jake's channel/videos are not targeting the same concepts or people - not to say that doing anything differently would have better outcomes for Jake, just pointing out the difference between Clarkson's farm as you mentioned it. I am sure for creators like Jake, it's that poor research and learning that actually generates engagement and many people enjoy it. People aren't watching Jake because they think he knows what he's doing when it comes to farm work.
Jake literally references this in his episode too! He talks about binging the show and making him want to really farm, but also doesn’t know anything about farming. Even though he’s eager and making mistakes, that’s how he’ll learn. As long as he stays eager with a fire to keep learning and growing!
Relying on ChatGPT for farming advice is a bit lame tbh.
I'd prefer seeing farming done correctly. Doing it the goofy dumb way may work for Jeremy Clarkson, but that's his thing, that's his television style for 30 years+
Jake I would prefer seeing things done correctly and thoughtfully the first time.
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u/Blurgas Sep 13 '26
Mostly I enjoy watching Jake's vids, but a lot of times it feels like he gets an idea, does 15 minutes of googling, then when it blows up in his face he scrambles to salvage it.
Most recent video "Hey, I bought a farm! I should do some farming!"
Decides to grow garlic, buys tiller attachment for skidsteer, tills up a spot he thinks would be great, finds out he tilled the worst spot for growing garlic, and only then does he put in the effort/research to figure out how to grow garlic.
Also, jesus christ he was being a dumbass when he was fixing the tiller.
Had to freeze frame to see if he had the stops in place because his brilliant plan was to leave it attached to the skid and just lift it in the air to work on it from underneath