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Re:A Third of North America’s Birds Have Vanished by debaserab2 on Sunday July 16, 2023 @02:31AM (#36744217)
It's common in a 50+ year old neighborhood for trees to be diseased or dead or have a root system that is growing into the foundation of buildings or other infrastructure. It's not that people don't want trees, it's that people don't want trees that are a liability during the next storm (which I'm guessing is especially true in a place like florida).
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Re:A Third of North America’s Birds Have Vanished by bmitc on Sunday July 16, 2023 @03:11AM (#36744386)
But just think about that. Imagine someone just up and moving into your yard, without your permission, and then they decide to bulldoze your house because it's getting in the way of <x>.

I do understand the practicalities and constraints of homeownership, but I do wish we, as a species, did a bit more thinking ahead and had more empathy for literally anything else besides us.

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Re:A Third of North America’s Birds Have Vanished by debaserab2 on Sunday July 16, 2023 @03:27AM (#36744464)
I doubt that it's people lack empathy, it's more that if a tree root starts cracking up your concrete or a dead branch falls on your roof in a storm it will likely cost you a lot more than just dealing with the tree in the first place.
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Re:A Third of North America’s Birds Have Vanished by giantg2 on Sunday July 16, 2023 @07:40AM (#36745876)
It might cost you your life if it's a large tree.
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Re:A Third of North America’s Birds Have Vanished by giantg2 on Sunday July 16, 2023 @07:40AM (#36745870)
"Imagine someone just up and moving into your yard, without your permission, and then they decide to bulldoze your house because it's getting in the way of <x>."

Sure, it sucks. That's called eminent domain.

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Re:A Third of North America’s Birds Have Vanished by jjallen on Sunday July 16, 2023 @04:41AM (#36744842)
it doesn't matter why people don't want trees. It's humans sacrificing trees for their needs/wants that matters. It's getting rid of trees and other natural things in general that is the problem. Humans' mere existence causes this.
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