Agree. It's no surprise to see thread peppered with naysayers. I guess it's understandable why there is so much pessimism abroad. But, when folks stand up and actually DO something, when folks TRY to achieve and create, why do some folks feel the need to deride and mock?
When you are a medieval serf who achieves and creates on your master's estate, what have you really achieved and created? Nothing that can endure for longer than the whim of the corrupt feudal lord will permit.
Let just one of these farms become a thriving, profitable concern and let's just see how quickly the city's corrupt thieving bureaucrats revoke or encumber the "lease" on the land.