33 sats \ 5 replies \ @kr OP 14 Feb \ parent \ on: Why do we all have lawns? culture
would be interested in that doc.
i wonder if lawn usage is a totally normal thing for US immigrants to ponder, it must be strange to see for those coming from places where homes are more densely built 🤔
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591 sats \ 1 reply \ @kepford 14 Feb
It was in this one, The Power of Nightmares. Seriously one of the better series. I do not believe Curtis's documentaries ever air in the U.S. but they should. I appreciate his perspective.
The guy I was thinking of was Sayyid Qutb and I believe he is discussed in the first episode " Baby It’s Cold Outside". You can send me some sats after you watch his stuff ;)
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367 sats \ 0 replies \ @kepford 14 Feb
Its on YT as well. What he really hits in this series is how politicians use fear to gain power. Basically they have run out of ideas and depend on nightmares to gain power.
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367 sats \ 2 replies \ @kepford 14 Feb
To me it is much less about the land usage and more about the time and money investment. Gardens are very common in many cultures. But we really focus on the lawn.
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @kr OP 14 Feb
i guess it depends on what types of plants are in a garden, but i’d imagine the time commitment to maintain a garden would be roughly the same as a lawn, no?
still necessary to do all the watering and weeding, and while gardens don’t need regular cuts, they do need to be harvested.
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489 sats \ 0 replies \ @kepford 14 Feb
Yeah, one aspect of permaculture is designing systems that do not fight nature. All plants serve a purpose, even "weeds". Its a very fascinating approach and way of thinking. I guess U.S. lawns are our culture's gardens.
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