FiniteBanjo@lemmy.today to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 6 months agoIt is very therapeutic to garden, though.lemmy.todayimagemessage-square32fedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down11
arrow-up12arrow-down1imageIt is very therapeutic to garden, though.lemmy.todayFiniteBanjo@lemmy.today to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 6 months agomessage-square32fedilink
minus-squarenxdefiant@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·6 months ago250 years ago people would rent pineapples for parties as status symbols because they cost $8000. Nowadays the most expensive pineapple you can get is barely $400. That’s progress
minus-squarestephan@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·6 months agoIf it helps, I could sell you a pineapple for more than that.
minus-squarenxdefiant@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·6 months agoI’ll have to see what my social status raising fruit budget looks like.
minus-squareShardikprime@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·6 months agoIs that Canadian toonies?
250 years ago people would rent pineapples for parties as status symbols because they cost $8000.
Nowadays the most expensive pineapple you can get is barely $400.
That’s progress
If it helps, I could sell you a pineapple for more than that.
I’ll have to see what my social status raising fruit budget looks like.
Is that Canadian toonies?