[karmakurtisaani]

> Nowadays, there's so much profit in this space (equipment, herbicides, etc) that there's an immense marketing budget to keep the status quo.

This seems a bit conspiratorial, I'm sure the same companies would love to sell gardening equipment as well.

I just don't think most people bother. Gardening is super fun, but only if you know what you're doing or have the time and capacity to learn.