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  Lol thank you
context: The solution is simple. Move to Vegas. No grass in the desert. Problem solved. >
  
  I would not live somewhere that fines me for my own house. >
  
  Yis. I fucked up. >
  
  So you're not the greener side to look for.
  looks the other way >
  
  I will never understand people who equate "I don't like/understand this" to "it's a scam".
  Those are vastly different things. >
  
  Grass lawns were only a thing because of a (relatively brief) increase in wealth.
  It was showing off that you have so much land you don't need to use it for gardens.
  Now people live in places where they can't even have a garden in part of their yard. >
  
  ...Okay.  Thanks for the unnecessary history lesson.  It has nothing to do with what I said. >
  
  It does, it's a scam that people use to pretend they're rich even though it's a drain on resources and time. 
  Kinda like personal automobiles or wall to wall carpeting. People wanted to flex and companies did everything they could to make it normalized. >
  
  YES. >
  
  I agree. They take away what could either be functional, like growing food like we did in the last gilded age, or lower maintenance with something like moss or mini clover. And they are kind of boring unless you want to play sports on them. Consider a “fake lawn” then that needs zero maintenance and should last 10-15 years without patching — but perhaps not as eco friendly. >
  
  THATS WHAT IM SAYING MAN >
  
  In California where we've been in drought conditions for years, I really don't understand why people still have lawns which need to water daily. 
  Seriously if you're a homeowner in California that has a lawn, why? >
  
  That’s exactly what I was thinking of!! >
  
  Every single house I’ve ever had I’ve never had grass it’s always been dirt and rocks so if you have grass I’m jealous >
  
  This is a very unpopular opinion and I’d say the fact that so many people cannot imagine something that they’ve put time and money into is a scam makes it one of the more effective ones. >
  
  If I don’t get many upvotes for an unpopular opinion does I mean I win or something? >
  
  You want to play outside... but are scared of bugs >
  
  Grass puts more oxygen into our air than trees.
  Grass helps mitigate heat around the home, and serves as the primary resource of the entire soil ecoculture.
  Grass is good for you. Be kind to it. >
  
  A tree that offers shade is 100 times better than grass for wind and heat protection, plus i doubt the american lawns are so many that they are an important factor in the global oxygen production >
  
  Devil's advocate, a lawn has never fallen over and crushed a home. >
  
  Oh yeah, so common, unless you literally leave a tree to rot, anyway since you have to put so much energy in watering and mowing a lawn why don't just put the same effort for trees? It won't fall with the right maintenance >
  
  hurricanes and tornados beg to differ. 
  had our patio table smashed in a hurricane 2008. devestating. >
  
  If you don't want grass then don't grow it >
  
  You don't have an HOA do you.
  Lucky!