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In 2019, just beneath the surface of every last "rather innocuous activity" lies a whole raft of things to feel bad about and someone to let you know about it.
by chucksmash 7y ago
In 2019, just beneath the surface of every last "rather innocuous activity" lies a whole raft of things to feel bad about and someone to let you know about it.
It's gardening. It's fine. If gardening (gardening!) is now something that should be "approached with caution" then we've jumped the shark as a civilization.
- nkrisc 7y agoWhile I generally agree with you, there something to be said for everyone more deeply understanding the impact of all the modern conveniences we enjoy. Everything has a cost, most people don't see those costs.
- pbhjpbhj 7y agoBut the problem is that, yes, gardening is fine, but we've crept slowly to using mass-manufactured tools that are designed to break rather than metal+wood that's readily repairable, and plastic pots rather than locally made clay ones, and imported peat rather than locally produced compost, etc.. The march of "progress".