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minus-squareFixbeat@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20arrow-down2·8 hours agoIs entertainment wasteful?
minus-squareitslilith@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·6 hours agoIt certainly can be Golf courses come to mind Or cruise ships
minus-squarequeermunist she/her@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·7 hours agoPumpkins are pretty low on my priority list, but entertainment isn’t really a good reason to throw useful stuff away. It’s a waste of water, waste of growing space, waste of fuel for harvest and transportation, and obviously a waste of food.
minus-squaredesktop_user@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 hours agowhat if I burn it for heat afterwards?
minus-squarequeermunist she/her@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·45 minutes agoAnything is better than the garbage. Pretty sure.
minus-squareKecessa@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·5 hours agoAnd people don’t realize just how much growing space pumpkins need!
minus-squarequeermunist she/her@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·5 hours agoTechnically you can grow them with corn, but the US doesn’t do companion planting so 🤷♀️
minus-squarePennomi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down1·8 hours agoSometimes! I think pumpkins are fairly harmless though
Is entertainment wasteful?
It certainly can be
Golf courses come to mind
Or cruise ships
Pumpkins are pretty low on my priority list, but entertainment isn’t really a good reason to throw useful stuff away. It’s a waste of water, waste of growing space, waste of fuel for harvest and transportation, and obviously a waste of food.
what if I burn it for heat afterwards?
Anything is better than the garbage. Pretty sure.
And people don’t realize just how much growing space pumpkins need!
Technically you can grow them with corn, but the US doesn’t do companion planting so 🤷♀️
Frequently, yes.
Sometimes! I think pumpkins are fairly harmless though