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Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
[The Lorax] Why didn’t the Once-Ler just cut the top of the Truffula trees off instead of cutting the whole things down?

He didn’t need to cut the entire thing down, couldn’t he could just cut off the tufts from the truffulas, then just let them grow back so he could knit more thneeds?
gpt
His family complained it was too difficult, and that it would be easier and quicker to cut the trees down. Blinded by the potential profit and pressure from his family, he opted for the easier route of quick profits but long term damage to the trees.