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 cheap chalupa labor still more expensive than kids w/mowers, pruners.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @PorphyCoon
@PorphyConob
@sarahdoingthing Also, informal economy of kids mowing, shoveling, selling lemonade has mostly been made illegal, hasn't it?2 replies 0 retweets 4 likes
@mr_archenemy @PorphyConob good point
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