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Well it started as a wealth symbol because the amount of energy, labor, and money it took to maintain a pure grass lawn was immense. No one ever saw a well manicured, pure grass lawn outside of mansions and palatial estates and such.
Then we got push mowers and fertilizer and weed killer and sprinklers - everyone could have their own green carpet!
But yeah, fuck lawns. Might as well just roll out AstroTurf.
More than that, it showcased status as a wealthy person that could afford to hire servants to care for unproductive grass… or, in some cases, afford to have slaves to care for unproductive grass. It’s more impressive than just leaving the dirt bare or letting weeds grow wild, it required intensive inputs to maintain.
Well it started as a wealth symbol because the amount of energy, labor, and money it took to maintain a pure grass lawn was immense. No one ever saw a well manicured, pure grass lawn outside of mansions and palatial estates and such.
Then we got push mowers and fertilizer and weed killer and sprinklers - everyone could have their own green carpet!
But yeah, fuck lawns. Might as well just roll out AstroTurf.
The solution to lawns isn’t plastic.
“Might as well” was meant to indicate that I don’t think lawns are different from AstroTurf. Lawns might as well be green concrete.
I dunno at least a lawn has little bugs and stuff living in it instead of being a hot plastic outdoor carpet.
Having a lawn also showcased one’s status as a wealthy person who didn’t need to grow food crops on their land
More than that, it showcased status as a wealthy person that could afford to hire servants to care for unproductive grass… or, in some cases, afford to have slaves to care for unproductive grass. It’s more impressive than just leaving the dirt bare or letting weeds grow wild, it required intensive inputs to maintain.