The pineapple (Ananas comosus) is a tropical plant with an edible fruit; it is the most economically significant plant in the family Bromeliaceae.

The pineapple is native to South America, where it has been cultivated for many centuries. The introduction of the pineapple plant to Europe in the 17th century made it a significant cultural icon of luxury. Since the 1820s, pineapple has been commercially grown in greenhouses and many tropical plantations. The fruit, particularly its juice, has diverse uses in cuisines and desserts.

Pineapples grow as a small shrub; the individual flowers of the unpollinated plant fuse to form a multiple fruit. The plant normally propagates from the offset produced at the top of the fruit or from a side shoot, and typically matures within a year.

1772 illustration of an Ananas comosus pineapple which was given the early scientific name of Cardus brasilianus folius aloes by Banhius in 1623

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[–] 7 points 2 hours ago* (2 children)

I love my mom but every time we talk about work and stuff I have to find new and unique ways to explain to her that I'm not interested in spending every single waking moment of my life earning money and I really just want to spend the minimum amount of time working so that I can buy food for me and my dog and pursue my hobbies and even stuff like my plan to add more certifications to my resume is really just me pursuing ways to reduce the number of hours per week I have to work to make just barely enough.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 hour ago

    The good news is, the more you make a practice of deserting the forces of capital, the easier it becomes to work less and get by.

    I know a fair amount of people who work less than 50 hours a month and get by on that. Over the past 10 years, I've worked what averages out to maybe half-time, and within the next 5 years, I hope to achieve the elimination of any necessity of working for someone else ever again.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 hours ago

    This is extremely relatable. I wish I could just be blunt about it, but then I'm like calling their entire life choices into question. Wish they were similarly reluctant to judge my life choices, but I guess that's parents for you

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