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1. Adam (inkslinger@mastodon.club)'s status on Saturday, 27-Apr-2019 00:07:10 EDT Adam

   Finally, an industry millennials aren't killing.

   https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/the-houseplant-industry-is-thriving-thanks-to-millennials-and-their-plant-babies

   1. thurloat 📌 (thurloat@mastodon.club)'s status on Saturday, 27-Apr-2019 18:18:46 EDT thurloat 📌

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      @ink_slinger "With whatever disposable income cash-strapped millennials have, they’re filling their homes with tropical plants."

      "To learn more about how Generation Y isn’t killing this industry, watch the video above"

      I *hate* how this article was written. I get that the author is trying to flip the "millennials are killing X" headlines, but it comes off as flippant and condescending. While trying to be witty, ended up making the post look like an /r/atetheonion shitpost.

      1. Adam (inkslinger@mastodon.club)'s status on Saturday, 27-Apr-2019 19:46:21 EDT Adam

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         @thurloat
         Yeah, it's not a great article, on the whole, as vaguely comical as the headline is. I mostly just found the headline amusing. And I actually do want more plants in my house...not sure where I'd put them, though.

         1. JessSloan (jesssloan@mastodon.club)'s status on Monday, 29-Apr-2019 13:57:13 EDT JessSloan

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            I’m running into this dilemma as well. Waiting for weather to stabilize so I can shuffle a few plants to the balcony - and then plant more things!
            But I sure as heck am not naming them 🤣🤣
            @ink_slinger @thurloat

            1. thurloat 📌 (thurloat@mastodon.club)'s status on Monday, 29-Apr-2019 13:58:54 EDT thurloat 📌

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               @JessSloan @ink_slinger I've had a plastic / fake plant on my desk for probably the last 10 years, affectionately named "planty".

               1. Adam (inkslinger@mastodon.club)'s status on Monday, 29-Apr-2019 14:31:01 EDT Adam

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                  @thurloat @JessSloan That's kinda like nicknaming the bald guy "Curly," right?