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These cost far less to maintain than having a team or two dedicated to upkeep for the trees.
That said, these things are a terrible idea, clearly the brainchild of techbros, and overall a massive eyesore. Trees are objectively the better option. Just not Bradford Pear trees... Anything but the cum tree.
I don't agree that these are an eyesore, they are not as pretty as a tree, no, but disgustingly ugly? Nah.
Seems like a decent idea if you have an over developed location where you can't plant a tree.
The "cost" of maintaining trees is paid by the city to people living, buying things and paying taxes in the city.
People who don't have a college education and get to make a living working outside, improving their neighborhood.
The fake trees are likely put up and maintained by a tech corporation from out of state.
So I appreciate some outside the box thinking. But this just reeks of techbros invent trees but worse. Most of the considerations below seem to think trees and cars are natural enemies, I would argue we reduce cars instead.
at least give it some shape that is not an eye sore to start with
Trees don't make number go up.
Don't you want to subscribe to our Tree Ultimate program, that will give you a limited access to a living tree for 199.99 a month or 1999 a year?
Liquid Trees! Slam it down fast!
pm2 restart liquidtrees
The only liquid trees I approve of are the kinds that come in a 510 threaded cart and you smoke.
You can bioengineer algae to do pretty much anything.
'What's wrong with trees? They're taking up space for real estate development, stupid peasant."
Enjoy the mosquitos
So, they left a bucket of water to stagnate next to a bus stop?
My neighbor's pool is looking like a liquid tree, nobody's writing articles about him.
I’m only conjecturing, but there may be cities where planting trees isn’t feasible due to density of the city and the surrounding infrastructure. It may be cheaper to use these in place of trees, though I admit I know nothing about what’s pictured.
I like the innovation this, it could lead to another and better idea.
Also what are the chance that once they're deployed, somebody run into one on the first day? Pretty good I bet.