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Back in the day european nobility demonstrated how rich they were by having large lawns eg. land which could be used for something useful like crops, vineyards, orchards etc., but instead they deliberately use for nothing at all, just to show that they have it.
Ameritards decided that after shaking off the yoke of european feudalism the greatest thing an man can do is play at being european nobility by buying McMansions which fall apart after 30 years, in the middle of large patches of grass they have to waste money and time watering and mowing while being physically isolated from their next-door neighbors.