Posted May 18 I'd never say golf should be banned. Though it does disproportionally take up too much land, vis a vis other sports. It's not even a sport that many play, compared to football/soccer, basketball, etc. https://www.euronews.com/green/2022/07/17/golf-is-a-giant-board-game-damaging-the-planet-time-for-it-to-go Whilst people should be free to enjoy the sport, there isn't as much need for so many courses. it's land that can better be used to house people or grow crops. Considering there is a housing crisis in many countries, it shouldn't be the case that playing a sport that only a minority partake in should override a basic human need. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted May 18 Tired of hating on pretty women? Bored with that already? Now it's golf courses? You must be one miserable man. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted May 18 (edited) 1 hour ago, Princess Arabia said: Tired of hating on pretty women? Bored with that already? Now it's golf courses? You must be one miserable man. no. i just say what i want. as a human does. as you do. I'm amused i trigger you. maybe use your education to fathom rudimentary human behaviour. Apparently, quite a few agree with me: https://www.greenmatters.com/p/golf-courses-environmental-impact https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/society/37764/the-planet-is-burning.-why-do-golf-courses-still-exist https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-67320191 Edited May 18 by bebotalk Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted May 18 4 hours ago, bebotalk said: I'm amused i trigger you. Where did this come from. Maybe when I told you to go f yourself, because my comment here doesn't sound like someone whose triggered. This word gets blown out of proportion. I'm just saying you seem miserable. Every post from you has the same type of energy. How can you not be miserable. You have to even invent someone being triggered. How desperate can you be. Don't flatter yourself into thinking I'm triggered. Not a single thing in my comment to you suggests a triggered person. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted May 18 5 hours ago, bebotalk said: Apparently, quite a few agree with me: No one said anything about you being wrong. Did I say anything about not agreeing with you. I couldn't care less how many golf courses there are. I could sit here on my computer and search for people who may agree with me about the problems I might see in the world, everybody can, nothing special about how we can find people resonating on the same frequency we are. It's everywhere; people complaining about the world. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted May 18 11 hours ago, bebotalk said: Though it does disproportionally take up too much land, Mini golf should solve this problem. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted May 18 6 hours ago, Princess Arabia said: No one said anything about you being wrong. Did I say anything about not agreeing with you. I couldn't care less how many golf courses there are. I could sit here on my computer and search for people who may agree with me about the problems I might see in the world, everybody can, nothing special about how we can find people resonating on the same frequency we are. It's everywhere; people complaining about the world. eh? i say what hte hell i wish. is there some area of the brain that pretty women have that seeks to "regulate" what other people do? i dont' give a shit and won't ever be "regulated" by your kind. i guess you'll get your bf to beat me as your kind regularly does. could have had a patty or an Irish Moss over trying to "regulate" a stranger online. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted May 18 5 hours ago, Butters said: Mini golf should solve this problem. Mini golf is offensive to little people (dwarfs). It must be banned. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted May 19 Have I offended people with this take? lol.If i have, GOOD. it's just an opinion. it's an important consideration. We need land to live. we're a land-based species. Therefore, we always need to evaluate efficient uses of land. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted May 19 @bebotalk Sounds like you just suck at golf You are God. You are Truth. You are Love. You are Infinity. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted May 19 (edited) @bebotalk On 2024-05-18 at 7:01 AM, bebotalk said: I'd never say golf should be banned. Though it does disproportionally take up too much land, vis a vis other sports. It's not even a sport that many play, compared to football/soccer, basketball, etc. https://www.euronews.com/green/2022/07/17/golf-is-a-giant-board-game-damaging-the-planet-time-for-it-to-go Whilst people should be free to enjoy the sport, there isn't as much need for so many courses. it's land that can better be used to house people or grow crops. Considering there is a housing crisis in many countries, it shouldn't be the case that playing a sport that only a minority partake in should override a basic human need. Fair enough to claim you'd never say golf should be banned, albeit that's impossible, isn't claiming golf is immoral is a roundabout way of trying to stir up anti golf positions to eventually get a golf prohibition? Golf disproportionately takes up too much land compared to other sports, like snow boarding, tour de France, hiking, et cetera? What about other context and categories that take up too much land, like super malls, highways, Israel/Palestine conflict? So because the populace and the majority don't play a sport it's immoral? So lesser frequency of use, like going to the gym, makes the gym immoral? Whilst people should be free to enjoy a sport, there isn't as much need for so many courses? Do you know what supply and demand is? If it's land that should be put to better use like house people and grow crops, then golf course are put to better use, for the entertainment of those who love golfing, just like those who love boxing go to boxing places. Those places are put to better use for those people, see? Why should that matter at all? Why should golf and other sports/combat sports capitulate to your individual desires just because increasing housing crisis and playing a sport only some people partake in happens to override a basic human needs and desires? BTW golfing and other sports do fulfill basic human desires, it's called ENTERTAINMENT!😂 Edited May 19 by Danioover9000 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted May 19 @bebotalk 2 hours ago, bebotalk said: I don't play it and seldom have. If this is true that you lack direct experience, what right do you have to demand others to not play golf??? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted May 19 3 hours ago, Danioover9000 said: @bebotalk If this is true that you lack direct experience, what right do you have to demand others to not play golf??? I didn't say to ban it. I wouldn't say that. I merely stated that there is a disproportionate amount of land used for one sport. and there are a multitude of sports out there that don't use as much land. Maybe learn to read, since you claim you're smart and educated. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted May 19 3 hours ago, Danioover9000 said: @bebotalk Fair enough to claim you'd never say golf should be banned, albeit that's impossible, isn't claiming golf is immoral is a roundabout way of trying to stir up anti golf positions to eventually get a golf prohibition? Golf disproportionately takes up too much land compared to other sports, like snow boarding, tour de France, hiking, et cetera? What about other context and categories that take up too much land, like super malls, highways, Israel/Palestine conflict? So because the populace and the majority don't play a sport it's immoral? So lesser frequency of use, like going to the gym, makes the gym immoral? Whilst people should be free to enjoy a sport, there isn't as much need for so many courses? Do you know what supply and demand is? If it's land that should be put to better use like house people and grow crops, then golf course are put to better use, for the entertainment of those who love golfing, just like those who love boxing go to boxing places. Those places are put to better use for those people, see? Why should that matter at all? Why should golf and other sports/combat sports capitulate to your individual desires just because increasing housing crisis and playing a sport only some people partake in happens to override a basic human needs and desires? BTW golfing and other sports do fulfill basic human desires, it's called ENTERTAINMENT!😂 Malls sell good people need or otherwise value. Vehicles have been a mode of transportation for decades, hence highways. Roads have existed for far longer for the same basic purpose. I don't get that comparison. Your comparisons are weak. My basic point is that as land is a critical resource, then we need sound decisions on how to utilise it. I know what supply and demand is. Though supply and demand dynamics can be distorted. Markets aren't perfect. One cannot say that absolutely that just because there is a high presence of something that it means there is a high demand. It can be strongly argued that basic human needs should come before entertainment. and yes, entertainment is a need. but people need food or shelter before entertainment. Some needs are more pressing than others. Your points are confused. If the amount of golf courses were lessened, i don't see the issue. There still is enough demand for them, and all can win in that scenario. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted May 20 (edited) @bebotalk 20 hours ago, bebotalk said: I didn't say to ban it. I wouldn't say that. I merely stated that there is a disproportionate amount of land used for one sport. and there are a multitude of sports out there that don't use as much land. Maybe learn to read, since you claim you're smart and educated. Where did I state in any of my posts you were demanding to ban them? I said that since you lacked the direct experience of golfing, and you lacked knowledge on golfing, that you demanding others with greater experience and knowledge to not play golf is ignorant, therefore what right do you have to demand others to not play golf over reasons like too much land used? I said not play golf, I didn't say to ban golf, meaning to play less or to stop temporarily, not a BAN. Edited May 20 by Danioover9000 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted May 20 @bebotalk 20 hours ago, bebotalk said: Malls sell good people need or otherwise value. Vehicles have been a mode of transportation for decades, hence highways. Roads have existed for far longer for the same basic purpose. I don't get that comparison. Your comparisons are weak. My basic point is that as land is a critical resource, then we need sound decisions on how to utilise it. I know what supply and demand is. Though supply and demand dynamics can be distorted. Markets aren't perfect. One cannot say that absolutely that just because there is a high presence of something that it means there is a high demand. It can be strongly argued that basic human needs should come before entertainment. and yes, entertainment is a need. but people need food or shelter before entertainment. Some needs are more pressing than others. Your points are confused. If the amount of golf courses were lessened, i don't see the issue. There still is enough demand for them, and all can win in that scenario. Malls sells goods to people needs and otherwise value, in exchange of flattening the land, converting that land from wildlife into social and marketing areas for commerce for many centuries killing more land than golfing courses and golfing centers. Vehicles have been a mode for transportation for decades, going back to the 18 century to today, in exchange of paving roads and converting paths of land from wildlife into domestic usage for people traveling with vehicles. And yes roads have existed for far longer and have killed far more parts of wildlife than golfing has. My comparisons make sense and are strong because you are hyper focused on golf taking lands more, when so many other areas of society and other sports have in history been taking and converting lands far more than golfing did! The paper you use to write in your journals, the paper printer you use, the envelops and letters you write, the card board boxes you have, literally all paper products came from big capitalist companies that manufactures those raw materials from many trees, contributing to deforestation FAR MORE than golfing does. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted May 21 (edited) I think all sports should be banned. 1) Golf courses will be used to produce the crops 2) Football and baseball stadiums to store food for short periods of time 3) Ice hockey arenas to store food for long periods of time 4) Basketball courts will be used to distribute food to poor and homeless people The food will be handed by rich white men who would otherwise be playing golf or watching LeBron play basketball. Edited May 21 by FourCrossedWands Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
