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minus-squareFixbeat@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up28arrow-down5·1 day agoIs entertainment wasteful?
minus-squareitslilith@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up27arrow-down1·1 day agoIt certainly can be Golf courses come to mind Or cruise ships
minus-squarequeermunist she/her@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up25arrow-down1·1 day 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-up11·1 day agoAnd people don’t realize just how much growing space pumpkins need!
minus-squarequeermunist she/her@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·1 day agoTechnically you can grow them with corn, but the US doesn’t do companion planting so 🤷♀️
minus-squareNaibofTabr@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·22 hours agoYeah there definitely won’t be enough room in there.
minus-squaredesktop_user@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 day agowhat if I burn it for heat afterwards?
minus-squarequeermunist she/her@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 day agoAnything is better than the garbage. Pretty sure.
minus-squarePennomi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down1·1 day 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.