How a broken tractor started a revolution from @open_source_ecology

The creator tells his origin story, starting with his PhD and feeling of uselessness, which led him to start a farm. After his tractor repeatedly broke, he built his own, sparking the realization that anyone could build complex machinery with the right information. He then explains how he founded Open Source Ecology to share free designs, which grew into a global community now tackling affordable housing, and concludes with a call for students to join his academy to learn these skills and rebuild civilization.

Creator: @open_source_ecology on Instagram

Transcript

I finished my tier with a PhD in fusion energy, and I discovered that I was useless. I couldn't grow a tomato. I couldn't build any real things. I think a lot of people can relate to this in the modern worse. So I did what every young person with big dreams wants to do. I bought some land and started a farm no I could live independently and free. I bought a tractor, then it broke. I paid to get it repaired, and it broke again. And pretty soon, I was broke too. So I decided to build my own tracto

Topics: DIY, Tech, Self-Improvement, Entrepreneurship

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