Re:Leaf blowers are a scourge. Why is it hard to get rid of ...
by echelon on Sunday November 05, 2023 @10:29AM
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> Eliminating home lawn is probably one of the singular things that would significantly slow down our destruction of the planet
This is a city opinion that not many people in suburbia would agree with.
It's also motivated by West coast water shortages, something that those on the East coast can't relate to as easily.
It's a lot like the /r/fuckcars argument. It's a great idea inside a single population of like-minded users, but there's an unspoken silent majority whose lifestyle and entire world doesn't work in the same way.
This is a city opinion that not many people in suburbia would agree with.
It's also motivated by West coast water shortages, something that those on the East coast can't relate to as easily.
It's a lot like the /r/fuckcars argument. It's a great idea inside a single population of like-minded users, but there's an unspoken silent majority whose lifestyle and entire world doesn't work in the same way.