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It is very therapeutic to garden, though. (lemmy.today)
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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago (2 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago (2 children)

If it helps, I could sell you a pineapple for more than that.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

I'll have to see what my social status raising fruit budget looks like.

[–] Donkter 2 points 1 month ago

No you couldn't, they would never buy an 8000$ pineapple today because he could get one down the street for a couple bucks.

[–] Shardikprime 1 points 1 month ago

Is that Canadian toonies?