[jmorphy88]

Articles like these are primarily about signaling that one is an enlightened urbanite rather than an uncultured suburban troglodyte. In other words, simple cultural warfare. Even the title gives it away... lawns are "soul-crushing"? Only to pompous urban J-school graduates whose entire parasitic existence depends on the productive classes of society.

[koluft]

Lawns are soul-crushing to the suburban homeowners who are are coerced to slash their natural meadows to conform to demands for artificially maintained turf.

[cafard]

Well, that does sound like what I felt when I was twelve years old and sent out to mow the lawn. Decades later, after encountering much more thoroughly soul-bruising experiences, I don't agree. I do feel for the guy who lives on a street where everyone want to have lawns that look like the greens at Augusta. But 45 minutes with a mower every week (fall and spring) or two doesn't crush my soul that badly these days.