[bornelsewhere]

> I refuse to live my life as if these things aren't important to me. I refuse to average my entire life style down to my median day. My median day is boring.

Surprised nobody mentioned externalities yet. Carbon tax, and then you can take a more wholistic view when planning your life.

By the way, landscaping as a hobby does not automatically imply trucks, not outside US at least. Unless you actually do it often and need to transport large loads—then yeah, go for it. You’re part of a small minority that might actually need a truck.