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minus-squareFixbeat@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up28arrow-down5·2 months agoIs entertainment wasteful?
minus-squareitslilith@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up28arrow-down1·2 months agoIt certainly can be Golf courses come to mind Or cruise ships
minus-squarequeermunist she/her@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up25arrow-down2·2 months 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-squareKecessa@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·2 months agoAnd people don’t realize just how much growing space pumpkins need!
minus-squarequeermunist she/her@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·2 months agoTechnically you can grow them with corn, but the US doesn’t do companion planting so 🤷♀️
minus-squareNaibofTabr@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoYeah there definitely won’t be enough room in there.
minus-squaredesktop_user@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agowhat if I burn it for heat afterwards?
minus-squarequeermunist she/her@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months agoAnything is better than the garbage. Pretty sure.
minus-squarePennomi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down1·2 months 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.
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 🤷♀️
Yeah there definitely won’t be enough room in there.
what if I burn it for heat afterwards?
Anything is better than the garbage. Pretty sure.
Sometimes! I think pumpkins are fairly harmless though
Frequently, yes.