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[โ€“] [email protected] 68 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Lawns, specifically, the western preoccupation with having little plots of land that should not have viable ecosystems or edible food grown on them, just rectangles of chemical-soaked and constantly-mowed fuzzy green conformity. grillman

[โ€“] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It was to show off wealth wayyyyyyy back in the day. It was a message that said "I have land and I don't need to farm it! I have peasants do that elsewhere."

It was stupid then and it's stupid now, but HOAs enforce it for the Almighty Real Estate Valueโ„ขยฎยฉ

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Ironically, it's now a "sign of wealth" to live AWAY from the suburbs and their stupid lawns.

Of course, you'll never hear people say we shouldn't demolish more nature for suburbs because "suburbs are for poor people" anytime soon.

[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (3 children)

But then you couldn't play golf on them

[โ€“] [email protected] 22 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Death to all golf courses. Except minigolf, that's fun.

[โ€“] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago

Minigolf and driving ranges can stay. Death to golf courses.

[โ€“] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

Only a bit of change to the rules and you got golf with a proper challenge. "Caddie, bring me chainsaw #3."

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Have to find some other use for your golf bats. I have one behind the front door for home defence.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

i'd still bet on the emu