The rituals of lawn care and snow removal, physically demonstrating commitment to the community, gradually being lost to efficiency.
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Replying to @sarahdoingthing
@sarahdoingthing @jeansordenim I think it's gradually being lost to laziness, actually. slovenly people who CBA ≠ ppl devoted to efficiency.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @PorphyCoon
@PorphyConob well in the old days you could always pay a neighborhood kid to do it, I gather - keeping the effort & the money within nbhd
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Replying to @sarahdoingthing
@sarahdoingthing ...kid do it at a lower cost than HOA charges. Lack of expectations in kids, &tc.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @PorphyCoon
@PorphyConob and having that ready supply of immigrant labor crowds out kids - easy to blame kids' poor motivation for society's failings
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Replying to @sarahdoingthing
@sarahdoingthing ...yes, I grant that for sure. But people not doing their own yards? Paying anyone anything to have it done for them? Lazy.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @PorphyCoon
@PorphyConob people are operating in a context where it's become low-status instead of high-status to do your own lawn, and that matters
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Replying to @sarahdoingthing
@sarahdoingthing my aforementioned grandparents weren't poor (not by the time I knew them anyhow) but still maintained standards1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
@PorphyConob oh I take it as a given that my visits to my gram are mostly chores - she has a housekeeper even!
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