FiniteBanjo@lemmy.today to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 2 months agoIt is very therapeutic to garden, though.lemmy.todayimagemessage-square322fedilinkarrow-up1868arrow-down176
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minus-squarenxdefiant@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·2 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 $400. That’s progress
minus-squarestephan@feddit.decakelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 months agoIf it helps, I could sell you a pineapple for more than that.
minus-squarenxdefiant@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 months agoI’ll have to see what my social status raising fruit budget looks like.
minus-squareDonkter@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoNo you couldn’t, they would never buy an 8000$ pineapple today because he could get one down the street for a couple bucks.
minus-squareShardikprime@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 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 $400.
That’s progress
If it helps, I could sell you a pineapple for more than that.
I’ll have to see what my social status raising fruit budget looks like.
No you couldn’t, they would never buy an 8000$ pineapple today because he could get one down the street for a couple bucks.
Is that Canadian toonies?