FiniteBanjo@lemmy.today to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 1 year agoIt is very therapeutic to garden, though.lemmy.todayimagemessage-square319linkfedilinkarrow-up1869arrow-down177
arrow-up1792arrow-down1imageIt is very therapeutic to garden, though.lemmy.todayFiniteBanjo@lemmy.today to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square319linkfedilink
minus-squarenxdefiant@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·1 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 $400. That’s progress
minus-squarestephan@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 year agoIf it helps, I could sell you a pineapple for more than that.
minus-squarenxdefiant@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 year agoI’ll have to see what my social status raising fruit budget looks like.
minus-squareDonkter@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoNo you couldn’t, they would never buy an 8000$ 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?