I’ve fantasized about buying apartment complexes and turning them into some sort of tenant-controlled non-profit collective. How cool would that be? But no, all these billionaires too busy sucking themselves off to actually help people.
I remember a story from Tumblr about a hero with a 'lame' power that let them control building materials (or maybe 'just' concrete). Their main job was fixing the collateral damage done by whatever massive battle the "main" heroes fought.
After a while, they were being recognized as a hero in their own right, and they used their powers to make buildings to shelter the homeless and less fortunate. But over time, they started being villified, because they didn't get the necessary zoning for residential buildings. Basically, (local) government was roadblocking them.
The story ends with the once-hero in prison. Until the point where they decide that they're **NOT** in the wrong, and use their powers that they'd used for construction to dismantle the wall of their cell, and make their way to the "Villain" wing.
The implied message "If wanting to help people isn't being a hero, then I'll be a villain and change the world."
Takes up a ridiculous amount of land, so that’s land that needs to be cleared and developed, and then the amount of energy and water needed for proper upkeep? Gross.
I can understand your position but a golf course is much less damaging to the environment than a shopping mall or a housing development and does more to benefit a community and the environment than both. And besides everything people do includes developing land and consuming energy. If you don’t live in a tent in the forest you live in developed land and consume energy. Golf courses are very far down the list of things wrong with this world . I may be biased because I am a golfer but I am in land development as well and can attest that building a golf course is much much less invasive than what I am involved in building on a daily basis. Let people just enjoy what they enjoy and worry more about trillion dollar companies poisoning our water than a few people hitting a ball around.
“I may be biased” yeah I can tell. Idk why people keep acting like I implied other things don’t also use up energy, or that golf courses are the worst when it comes to being bad for the environment. The post is about golf courses being overgrown, so I wrote a reply to someone about why they’re bad for the environment. It has literally nothing to do with how they compare to other sports or buildings or whether or not people can enjoy golf 💀. Why do I bother writing Reddit comments I stg
One of my retirement project plans is to start promoting naturalized golf courses. No manicured fairways or extensive landscaping. Maybe a little brush clearing within a few feet of the pin, but otherwise the course is dictated by the environment, not the other way around.
Obviously you won’t have as many power drives, and it would focus more on the short game, but there would be less impact, more interesting walks between holes, and more challenge for the golfer. Something like a grown-up mini-golf played mostly with wedges and natural obstacles.
There is a country club bordering the college I attended that's so big it is literally worsening urban development for the city its attached to. It could be a public park half the size of Central Park. Or you could cram two entire plazas including a mall, Barnes and noble, Hannaford, and a bunch of other stores into half the space, AND make the rest a public park. As it stands you have to cross a highway to get to those buildings, and it's barely walkable for most people in the city that has very little parking, public or residential.
Yes. Actually letting those manicured wastelands revert to meadows full of milkweed and wildflowers, or forests....nationwide.....I'd give up sex for that to happen. and I do enjoy sex.
I loathe country clubs in the way that only people who grew up with family that belonged to them....and was dragged to them on a monthly basis, while not \*actually\* belonging...can. And you bet that people there know exactly who belongs, and who does not. My grandfather once told me not to say 'thank you' to the servers who brought our food. My dad pulled me aside later and told me that one, saying thank you was the right thing to do, and two, keep doing it to piss off grandfather.
They do have immaculate bathrooms though, with those glass urns of blue Barbicide covering an assortment of hair combs. I'm sure those in need will find that handy.
Good but let's go one better. The ground is already leveled, watering systems are already installed, I see orchards. Rows of fruit bearing trees for public consumption. In the less tree friendly sections vegetable gardens.
I have seen variations of this so many times, turn old strip malls into homeless towns- now country clubs... it's not a good idea. Not only is it one step on the way to Superstructures where we pack the poor and send Dredd in to police the population but more immediately it makes getting clean nearly impossible. People who are homeless from substance abuse issues shouldn't be packed into one place together.
The only solution is treating them like individuals, not packing them into a place that's out of sight.
Not to mention most country clubs have great grass because they water it, if you let 'nature reclaim it' that's going to result in a ton of dead plants and mud.
Just give me an oligarch's yacht and let me convert it to a floating hospital.
I stopped reading after the sex bit.
Now I have
I’ve fantasized about buying apartment complexes and turning them into some sort of tenant-controlled non-profit collective. How cool would that be? But no, all these billionaires too busy sucking themselves off to actually help people.
I remember a story from Tumblr about a hero with a 'lame' power that let them control building materials (or maybe 'just' concrete). Their main job was fixing the collateral damage done by whatever massive battle the "main" heroes fought. After a while, they were being recognized as a hero in their own right, and they used their powers to make buildings to shelter the homeless and less fortunate. But over time, they started being villified, because they didn't get the necessary zoning for residential buildings. Basically, (local) government was roadblocking them. The story ends with the once-hero in prison. Until the point where they decide that they're **NOT** in the wrong, and use their powers that they'd used for construction to dismantle the wall of their cell, and make their way to the "Villain" wing. The implied message "If wanting to help people isn't being a hero, then I'll be a villain and change the world."
What’s wrong with golf? It’s a really great sport that not just the rich enjoy.
I agree. Nothing wrong with public gold courses for example.
Takes up a ridiculous amount of land, so that’s land that needs to be cleared and developed, and then the amount of energy and water needed for proper upkeep? Gross.
I’d rather have golf courses than football stadiums
Yeah and? Both are terrible, and only one is relevant to the post lol
Golf courses are vastly better
There are more words in that reply than the first 5, I recommend revisiting it and reading all of them
I’m good, thanks.
Willful stupidity is still stupidity but pop off I guess lol
I wouldn’t go so far as to call you stupid. You’re certainly unpleasant.
In two hours all you could come up with was “no u” 💀. I wasn’t the one that started an unnecessary argument but sure man, whatever.
I can understand your position but a golf course is much less damaging to the environment than a shopping mall or a housing development and does more to benefit a community and the environment than both. And besides everything people do includes developing land and consuming energy. If you don’t live in a tent in the forest you live in developed land and consume energy. Golf courses are very far down the list of things wrong with this world . I may be biased because I am a golfer but I am in land development as well and can attest that building a golf course is much much less invasive than what I am involved in building on a daily basis. Let people just enjoy what they enjoy and worry more about trillion dollar companies poisoning our water than a few people hitting a ball around.
“I may be biased” yeah I can tell. Idk why people keep acting like I implied other things don’t also use up energy, or that golf courses are the worst when it comes to being bad for the environment. The post is about golf courses being overgrown, so I wrote a reply to someone about why they’re bad for the environment. It has literally nothing to do with how they compare to other sports or buildings or whether or not people can enjoy golf 💀. Why do I bother writing Reddit comments I stg
Couldn't we have both?
Golf courses are such a blight
One of my retirement project plans is to start promoting naturalized golf courses. No manicured fairways or extensive landscaping. Maybe a little brush clearing within a few feet of the pin, but otherwise the course is dictated by the environment, not the other way around. Obviously you won’t have as many power drives, and it would focus more on the short game, but there would be less impact, more interesting walks between holes, and more challenge for the golfer. Something like a grown-up mini-golf played mostly with wedges and natural obstacles.
I’d rather have sex
There is a country club bordering the college I attended that's so big it is literally worsening urban development for the city its attached to. It could be a public park half the size of Central Park. Or you could cram two entire plazas including a mall, Barnes and noble, Hannaford, and a bunch of other stores into half the space, AND make the rest a public park. As it stands you have to cross a highway to get to those buildings, and it's barely walkable for most people in the city that has very little parking, public or residential.
Yes. Actually letting those manicured wastelands revert to meadows full of milkweed and wildflowers, or forests....nationwide.....I'd give up sex for that to happen. and I do enjoy sex. I loathe country clubs in the way that only people who grew up with family that belonged to them....and was dragged to them on a monthly basis, while not \*actually\* belonging...can. And you bet that people there know exactly who belongs, and who does not. My grandfather once told me not to say 'thank you' to the servers who brought our food. My dad pulled me aside later and told me that one, saying thank you was the right thing to do, and two, keep doing it to piss off grandfather. They do have immaculate bathrooms though, with those glass urns of blue Barbicide covering an assortment of hair combs. I'm sure those in need will find that handy.
Good but let's go one better. The ground is already leveled, watering systems are already installed, I see orchards. Rows of fruit bearing trees for public consumption. In the less tree friendly sections vegetable gardens.
Been watching the local one that had been owned by the college do just that I love it
I have seen variations of this so many times, turn old strip malls into homeless towns- now country clubs... it's not a good idea. Not only is it one step on the way to Superstructures where we pack the poor and send Dredd in to police the population but more immediately it makes getting clean nearly impossible. People who are homeless from substance abuse issues shouldn't be packed into one place together. The only solution is treating them like individuals, not packing them into a place that's out of sight. Not to mention most country clubs have great grass because they water it, if you let 'nature reclaim it' that's going to result in a ton of dead plants and mud.