@FiniteBanjo@lemmy.today to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish • 1 year agoIt is very therapeutic to garden, though.lemmy.todayimagemessage-square341fedilinkarrow-up1890arrow-down178
arrow-up1812arrow-down1imageIt is very therapeutic to garden, though.lemmy.today@FiniteBanjo@lemmy.today to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish • 1 year agomessage-square341fedilink
minus-square@nxdefiant@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglish4•1 year 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 $400. That’s progress
minus-squarestephanlinkfedilinkEnglish6•1 year agoIf it helps, I could sell you a pineapple for more than that.
minus-square@nxdefiant@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglish4•1 year agoI’ll have to see what my social status raising fruit budget looks like.
minus-square@Donkter@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish2•1 year agoNo you couldn’t, they would never buy an 8000$ 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?