@FiniteBanjo to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish • 5 months agoIt is very therapeutic to garden, though.imagemessage-square353arrow-up1891arrow-down178
arrow-up1813arrow-down1imageIt is very therapeutic to garden, though.@FiniteBanjo to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish • 5 months agomessage-square353
minus-square@nxdefiant@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglish4•5 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 $400. That’s progress
minus-squarestephanlinkfedilinkEnglish6•5 months agoIf it helps, I could sell you a pineapple for more than that.
minus-square@nxdefiant@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglish4•5 months agoI’ll have to see what my social status raising fruit budget looks like.
minus-square@Donkter@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish2•5 months agoNo you couldn’t, they would never buy an 8000$ pineapple today because he could get one down the street for a couple bucks.
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?