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I'll take my sprawling suburb with a big yard to grow ample food any day over a densely populated and carefully planned cityscape. With the advent of cheaper s
by xedrac 9mo ago
I'll take my sprawling suburb with a big yard to grow ample food any day over a densely populated and carefully planned cityscape. With the advent of cheaper solar panels and electric vehicles, it's not a big issue.
- potato3732842 9mo agoI don't even give a shit about the yard. Frankly it's a pain in the ass. It's about getting away from "the wrong kind"[1] of people. [1]calm down that's not who I'm talking about.
- array_key_first 9mo agoAre you actually growing your own food though? Or is your yard a grass monoculture that serves more of a vanity project than anything useful? And maybe you are, which, good on you! But I don't think most Americans are.
- xedrac 9mo agoYes! I love growing my own food. I have 1/4 acre with 10 fruit trees, 12 grape vines, and a 20×60' vegetable patch.