• otacon239@lemmy.world
    221·
    14 hours ago

    So much of “polite society” is just jerking off your neighbors. People do so much just to make sure others around us see us as part of the system. I’ve always hated the idea of a lawn. Why do I have to maintain literal fucking dirt? It’s my property. Get over yourselves.

    • hector@lemmy.today
      52·
      11 hours ago

      “Maintain” involves spraying toxic herbicides and insecticides on it. So you can’t even walk barefoot on your lush looking lawn without getting poisoned a bit, you can’t let your kids play in it, and you can’t let pets run through it.

      Many do anyway, and are treated to doses of endocrine disruptors and carcinogens and neurotoxins, all for something that looks like an all green lawn with no other plants cut short, but that serves no purpose whatsoever.

      When I got my property, I quit mowing, I mowed part of the area twice so far. I’ve got other edible plants growing in parts, and it’s all trees around and leaf litter that I also don’t rake, so it’s quite comfortable to walk around barefoot, or lay down anywhere on the ground with no fear of chemicals.

  • snowsuit2654@piefed.blahaj.zoneEnglish
    8·
    12 hours ago

    I’m about it! However, my lawn just grows naturally. I’ve never watered it or fertilized it and I have an electric mower.

    Still though, I’ve considered just letting it be come fully natural. The video only touched on that briefly. I thought it was going to be the focus-- supporting local plants and wildlife.

      • scytale@piefed.zipEnglish
        3·
        7 hours ago

        Yeah, once the occupancy rate of the neighborhood meets the requirement, the homeowners can finally take over the corporate HOA and stop their bullshit micromanagement.

  • Tim_Bisley@piefed.socialEnglish
    112·
    13 hours ago

    I wish the same vitriol we have towards lawns was there for alfalfa farms in arid regions or almond farms in the desert. The Colorado River isn’t running dry because Bob and Susan in their suburban home water their lawn a few times a week.

    • mienshao@lemmy.world
      54·
      12 hours ago

      Nice non sequitur you got there.

      Big Ag using up all our freshwater is indeed a major issue but has nothing to do with a video rightly pointing out the many, many downsides of lawns.

      Also, excessive lawn maintenance absolutely does impact water supplies in arid regions, so tf is your point?