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People don't have lawns because they are intensely interested in farming. They do it because they want a large, flat, soft area outside their house. You can't p
by dahfizz 6y ago
People don't have lawns because they are intensely interested in farming. They do it because they want a large, flat, soft area outside their house. You can't play badminton with bushes and flowers in the way.
- ardy42 6y ago> You can't play badminton with bushes and flowers in the way. You could, but it wouldn't be fun.
- kevin_thibedeau 6y agoThat works up to a certain size. Beyond that it's just an anachronistic emulation of an aristocratic manor house with wealth displayed by all the hard working servants cutting an immaculate lawn by scythe.
- forgot_again 6y agoAlmost no one thinks of that when they think of lawns. They are admired by many because they are aesthetically pleasing to many, which incidentally is why they were maintained by the aristocrats in the first place. Who are we to impose our aesthetic sensibilities on others.
- dahfizz 6y agoThat's ridiculous. Having people cook for you used to be reserved for rich people. Are you emulating slave owning aristocrats when you go to a restaurant?
- esarbe 6y agoTo some degree, that's probably the case.