The problem is the suburban Utopianist insistence on “taming” grass. It ruins bee and insect populations, lowers overall biodiversity, and is merely a symbol to flaunt affluence.

“Look, I’m so disconnected from real work and real struggle that I can spend 4 hours cutting grass each week or pay someone else to do it for me.”

Get goats or sheep or rabbits. Let them mow for you. Get chickens to eat the bugs too.