▲ 2128 ▼ Very few people realise how environmentally devastating this game is. (lemmy.world) submitted 2 years ago by STRIKINGdebate2@lemmy.world to c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world 334 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] baked_tea@lemmy.world 39 points 2 years ago (1 child) More than leveling the ground, watering it is the main environmental issue permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Modern_medicine_isnt@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago (1 child) it's really not in a large part of the country. In a desert sure. But even there they take measures like using recycled water and not pottable water and such. And of course agriculture makes every other water use pale in comparison. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (2 children) Agriculture is food. We need food. We don't really need a way for a bunch of Wall Street bailouts queens to have a social activity. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Modern_medicine_isnt@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) sure we need food. But the way we water it is one of the more inefficient ways possible. But it is inexpensive. They could use almost 80% less water than they do. If you are worried about water use, start there. https://ag.umass.edu/vegetable/fact-sheets/irrigation-drip#:~:text=A%20properly%20installed%20drip%20system,subsurface%2C%20near%20the%20root%20zone. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago Ok good. Start your own farm and do that. Golf isn't suddenly good because some farmers suck permalink fedilink source parent [–] Modern_medicine_isnt@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago (1 child) The vast majority of golfers are regular people. Teachers, and people who do shift work have free time during the normal workday are some. Retires from all sorts of jobs are the rest of the majority. Most golf courses aren't as fancy as you see on tv, and they don't actually cost that much to play on. Wall street bailouts would never be caught dead on the average golf course. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (2 children) I don't know a single regular person who can afford to spend 9 hours on a weekend golfing. The only people I know who can afford that are people who inherited millions of dollars. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] blackn1ght@feddit.uk -1 points 2 years ago (1 child) You don't need to be a millionaire or need 9 hours to play golf. I used to have a game on an evening with my dad in the week, we were not at all wealthy. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Must be an incredible amazing coincidence that literally everyone I know who plays the game inherited piles of money. And all those greens being maintained and watered and cared for cost nothing so it's super cheap to play. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] blackn1ght@feddit.uk 0 points 2 years ago Just because you know some millionaires who play golf doesn't mean that everyone who plays golf is a millionaire. You can play for a couple of hours for cheap on a local 9 hole course. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Modern_medicine_isnt@lemmy.world -2 points 2 years ago (1 child) My buddy is a teacher in a poor district. He joins a golf league every year. Plays weekly at least when the weather is decent. My uncle plays weekly. Several guys on my softball team play. Not one of them has a million dollars. I play every few years or so. With no equipment meant it runs me $30 to $50 depending on where it is. Would be less if I owned clubs, or had a membership... haven't played since the pandemic, so I am sure the price has increased, but plenty of people spend more on drinks for one weekend. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Cool story bro permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Modern_medicine_isnt@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago (1 child) it's really not in a large part of the country. In a desert sure. But even there they take measures like using recycled water and not pottable water and such. And of course agriculture makes every other water use pale in comparison. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (2 children) Agriculture is food. We need food. We don't really need a way for a bunch of Wall Street bailouts queens to have a social activity. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Modern_medicine_isnt@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) sure we need food. But the way we water it is one of the more inefficient ways possible. But it is inexpensive. They could use almost 80% less water than they do. If you are worried about water use, start there. https://ag.umass.edu/vegetable/fact-sheets/irrigation-drip#:~:text=A%20properly%20installed%20drip%20system,subsurface%2C%20near%20the%20root%20zone. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago Ok good. Start your own farm and do that. Golf isn't suddenly good because some farmers suck permalink fedilink source parent [–] Modern_medicine_isnt@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago (1 child) The vast majority of golfers are regular people. Teachers, and people who do shift work have free time during the normal workday are some. Retires from all sorts of jobs are the rest of the majority. Most golf courses aren't as fancy as you see on tv, and they don't actually cost that much to play on. Wall street bailouts would never be caught dead on the average golf course. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (2 children) I don't know a single regular person who can afford to spend 9 hours on a weekend golfing. The only people I know who can afford that are people who inherited millions of dollars. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] blackn1ght@feddit.uk -1 points 2 years ago (1 child) You don't need to be a millionaire or need 9 hours to play golf. I used to have a game on an evening with my dad in the week, we were not at all wealthy. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Must be an incredible amazing coincidence that literally everyone I know who plays the game inherited piles of money. And all those greens being maintained and watered and cared for cost nothing so it's super cheap to play. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] blackn1ght@feddit.uk 0 points 2 years ago Just because you know some millionaires who play golf doesn't mean that everyone who plays golf is a millionaire. You can play for a couple of hours for cheap on a local 9 hole course. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Modern_medicine_isnt@lemmy.world -2 points 2 years ago (1 child) My buddy is a teacher in a poor district. He joins a golf league every year. Plays weekly at least when the weather is decent. My uncle plays weekly. Several guys on my softball team play. Not one of them has a million dollars. I play every few years or so. With no equipment meant it runs me $30 to $50 depending on where it is. Would be less if I owned clubs, or had a membership... haven't played since the pandemic, so I am sure the price has increased, but plenty of people spend more on drinks for one weekend. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Cool story bro permalink fedilink source parent
[–] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (2 children) Agriculture is food. We need food. We don't really need a way for a bunch of Wall Street bailouts queens to have a social activity. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Modern_medicine_isnt@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) sure we need food. But the way we water it is one of the more inefficient ways possible. But it is inexpensive. They could use almost 80% less water than they do. If you are worried about water use, start there. https://ag.umass.edu/vegetable/fact-sheets/irrigation-drip#:~:text=A%20properly%20installed%20drip%20system,subsurface%2C%20near%20the%20root%20zone. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago Ok good. Start your own farm and do that. Golf isn't suddenly good because some farmers suck permalink fedilink source parent [–] Modern_medicine_isnt@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago (1 child) The vast majority of golfers are regular people. Teachers, and people who do shift work have free time during the normal workday are some. Retires from all sorts of jobs are the rest of the majority. Most golf courses aren't as fancy as you see on tv, and they don't actually cost that much to play on. Wall street bailouts would never be caught dead on the average golf course. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (2 children) I don't know a single regular person who can afford to spend 9 hours on a weekend golfing. The only people I know who can afford that are people who inherited millions of dollars. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] blackn1ght@feddit.uk -1 points 2 years ago (1 child) You don't need to be a millionaire or need 9 hours to play golf. I used to have a game on an evening with my dad in the week, we were not at all wealthy. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Must be an incredible amazing coincidence that literally everyone I know who plays the game inherited piles of money. And all those greens being maintained and watered and cared for cost nothing so it's super cheap to play. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] blackn1ght@feddit.uk 0 points 2 years ago Just because you know some millionaires who play golf doesn't mean that everyone who plays golf is a millionaire. You can play for a couple of hours for cheap on a local 9 hole course. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Modern_medicine_isnt@lemmy.world -2 points 2 years ago (1 child) My buddy is a teacher in a poor district. He joins a golf league every year. Plays weekly at least when the weather is decent. My uncle plays weekly. Several guys on my softball team play. Not one of them has a million dollars. I play every few years or so. With no equipment meant it runs me $30 to $50 depending on where it is. Would be less if I owned clubs, or had a membership... haven't played since the pandemic, so I am sure the price has increased, but plenty of people spend more on drinks for one weekend. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Cool story bro permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Modern_medicine_isnt@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) sure we need food. But the way we water it is one of the more inefficient ways possible. But it is inexpensive. They could use almost 80% less water than they do. If you are worried about water use, start there. https://ag.umass.edu/vegetable/fact-sheets/irrigation-drip#:~:text=A%20properly%20installed%20drip%20system,subsurface%2C%20near%20the%20root%20zone. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago Ok good. Start your own farm and do that. Golf isn't suddenly good because some farmers suck permalink fedilink source parent
[–] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago Ok good. Start your own farm and do that. Golf isn't suddenly good because some farmers suck permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Modern_medicine_isnt@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago (1 child) The vast majority of golfers are regular people. Teachers, and people who do shift work have free time during the normal workday are some. Retires from all sorts of jobs are the rest of the majority. Most golf courses aren't as fancy as you see on tv, and they don't actually cost that much to play on. Wall street bailouts would never be caught dead on the average golf course. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (2 children) I don't know a single regular person who can afford to spend 9 hours on a weekend golfing. The only people I know who can afford that are people who inherited millions of dollars. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] blackn1ght@feddit.uk -1 points 2 years ago (1 child) You don't need to be a millionaire or need 9 hours to play golf. I used to have a game on an evening with my dad in the week, we were not at all wealthy. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Must be an incredible amazing coincidence that literally everyone I know who plays the game inherited piles of money. And all those greens being maintained and watered and cared for cost nothing so it's super cheap to play. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] blackn1ght@feddit.uk 0 points 2 years ago Just because you know some millionaires who play golf doesn't mean that everyone who plays golf is a millionaire. You can play for a couple of hours for cheap on a local 9 hole course. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Modern_medicine_isnt@lemmy.world -2 points 2 years ago (1 child) My buddy is a teacher in a poor district. He joins a golf league every year. Plays weekly at least when the weather is decent. My uncle plays weekly. Several guys on my softball team play. Not one of them has a million dollars. I play every few years or so. With no equipment meant it runs me $30 to $50 depending on where it is. Would be less if I owned clubs, or had a membership... haven't played since the pandemic, so I am sure the price has increased, but plenty of people spend more on drinks for one weekend. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Cool story bro permalink fedilink source parent
[–] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (2 children) I don't know a single regular person who can afford to spend 9 hours on a weekend golfing. The only people I know who can afford that are people who inherited millions of dollars. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] blackn1ght@feddit.uk -1 points 2 years ago (1 child) You don't need to be a millionaire or need 9 hours to play golf. I used to have a game on an evening with my dad in the week, we were not at all wealthy. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Must be an incredible amazing coincidence that literally everyone I know who plays the game inherited piles of money. And all those greens being maintained and watered and cared for cost nothing so it's super cheap to play. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] blackn1ght@feddit.uk 0 points 2 years ago Just because you know some millionaires who play golf doesn't mean that everyone who plays golf is a millionaire. You can play for a couple of hours for cheap on a local 9 hole course. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Modern_medicine_isnt@lemmy.world -2 points 2 years ago (1 child) My buddy is a teacher in a poor district. He joins a golf league every year. Plays weekly at least when the weather is decent. My uncle plays weekly. Several guys on my softball team play. Not one of them has a million dollars. I play every few years or so. With no equipment meant it runs me $30 to $50 depending on where it is. Would be less if I owned clubs, or had a membership... haven't played since the pandemic, so I am sure the price has increased, but plenty of people spend more on drinks for one weekend. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Cool story bro permalink fedilink source parent
[–] blackn1ght@feddit.uk -1 points 2 years ago (1 child) You don't need to be a millionaire or need 9 hours to play golf. I used to have a game on an evening with my dad in the week, we were not at all wealthy. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Must be an incredible amazing coincidence that literally everyone I know who plays the game inherited piles of money. And all those greens being maintained and watered and cared for cost nothing so it's super cheap to play. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] blackn1ght@feddit.uk 0 points 2 years ago Just because you know some millionaires who play golf doesn't mean that everyone who plays golf is a millionaire. You can play for a couple of hours for cheap on a local 9 hole course. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Must be an incredible amazing coincidence that literally everyone I know who plays the game inherited piles of money. And all those greens being maintained and watered and cared for cost nothing so it's super cheap to play. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] blackn1ght@feddit.uk 0 points 2 years ago Just because you know some millionaires who play golf doesn't mean that everyone who plays golf is a millionaire. You can play for a couple of hours for cheap on a local 9 hole course. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] blackn1ght@feddit.uk 0 points 2 years ago Just because you know some millionaires who play golf doesn't mean that everyone who plays golf is a millionaire. You can play for a couple of hours for cheap on a local 9 hole course. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Modern_medicine_isnt@lemmy.world -2 points 2 years ago (1 child) My buddy is a teacher in a poor district. He joins a golf league every year. Plays weekly at least when the weather is decent. My uncle plays weekly. Several guys on my softball team play. Not one of them has a million dollars. I play every few years or so. With no equipment meant it runs me $30 to $50 depending on where it is. Would be less if I owned clubs, or had a membership... haven't played since the pandemic, so I am sure the price has increased, but plenty of people spend more on drinks for one weekend. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Cool story bro permalink fedilink source parent
[–] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Cool story bro permalink fedilink source parent
