@FiniteBanjo@lemmy.today to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish • 19 days agoIt is very therapeutic to garden, though.lemmy.todayimagemessage-square351fedilinkarrow-up1887arrow-down176
arrow-up1811arrow-down1imageIt is very therapeutic to garden, though.lemmy.today@FiniteBanjo@lemmy.today to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish • 19 days agomessage-square351fedilink
minus-square@nxdefiantlinkEnglish5•18 days 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 $400. That’s progress
minus-squarestephanlinkfedilinkEnglish6•18 days agoIf it helps, I could sell you a pineapple for more than that.
minus-square@nxdefiantlinkEnglish5•18 days agoI’ll have to see what my social status raising fruit budget looks like.
minus-square@Donkter@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish2•17 days agoNo you couldn’t, they would never buy an 8000$ 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?