355 sats \ 1 reply \ @brandonsbytes 14 Feb \ on: Why do we all have lawns? culture
Here is my thought trail through this idea of how and why lawns persist in the US:
  1. the US is a big place
  2. It has for a long time been considered the “land” of opportunity
  3. it is a common cultural sentiment to want to get “a piece” of that land of opportunity
  4. if you have a piece of that land, but don’t need to use it for income, your “opportunity” becomes using it for your own personal enjoyment.
  5. it’s enjoyable to spend time and money to make something look nice, and increase its status and value.
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21 sats \ 0 replies \ @kr OP 14 Feb
that’s fair, i suppose once these “pieces” have been divvied up, it would also take an incredible amount of community conviction to re-design all the homes in a neighborhood even if people did decide they no longer wanted lawns
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