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I'm truly amazed that this has been going for over a year now and the internet hasn't murdered it

• tylerjaywood 9y ago
  Some have tried, but it would take some coordinated effort over several weeks at this point to over or underwater the plant. I've found that the folks who consistently vote take it relatively seriously to the point they have discussions about optimal schedules and for the most part stick to them.
  • greenfork 9y ago
    I'm glad that these people exist but on the other hand It's hard to imagine what they do in everyday life that this topic is so interesting to them, that they want to feel this responsibility for the plant.
    • TeMPOraL 9y ago
      Communities can form around the weirdest of things, and when they do, social ties keep the original reason going.
      • eckza 9y ago
        That's a beautifully succinct explanation of the Internet.
    • tylerjaywood 9y ago
      They've also done a lot to enrich the whole community. The daily plant gifs and a monthly voting graphic overview post have been put together by folks in the community.
      • kzisme 9y ago
        How did you end up getting people interested/wanting to participate? I feel like that's the biggest hurdle.
  • mazerackham 9y ago
    sounds like bitcoin lol
  • SolveEverything 9y ago
    this is extremely wasteful automated gardening would be far more productive, and make significantly more progress
    • asdz 9y ago
      go and write an automated-voting-bot in the with optimal schedule for the plant fight fire against fire :)