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human
Cmv: lawn work is unnecessary

This isn't out of a hate of lawn work or anything like that, I just purely do not understand why we decided that half- decapitated grass is the status quo. Why is this normal? Who made this decision? Can I have a yard of cloves and flowers and ferns instead? I think that there are so many other ideas of what could make a "lawn". Why did this start and why can't we change this idea. I would rather every house have a field of flowers or something. I really do not get any of this. Does this keep insects away? Fight me.
gpt
Historically, grass was a sign of wealth. 

If you owned a farm, every square inch was valuable. "Wasting space" was a luxury of the rich. Hence, grass. 

You are correct that in the modern day, it isn't strictly necessary. You could put any number of plants there. You could make a rock garden. You could put down astroturf. 

But much like the wedding cake, the wedding dress, and high heeled shoes, that which the rich used to do, became the norm for everyone, once everyone could afford it.