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Another advantage of this is that the people who like golf courses seem to have little idea how absurd their args sound to most ppl. Proposing this will get them on the TV and radio making fools of themselves.
“Why are you singling our golf?”
Because golf courses are really massive
“Why not just bulldoze Hyde Park then?”
Because most people use and like parks. Most people don’t use or like golf courses.
“Why not do (x) instead?”
Because you can still do x as well
Because golf courses are really massive
“Why not just bulldoze Hyde Park then?”
Because most people use and like parks. Most people don’t use or like golf courses.
“Why not do (x) instead?”
Because you can still do x as well
“This is just like Venezuela under Chavez”
No, having one a few less golf courses in the commuter belt is not, in fact, just like Venezuela under Chavez
No, having one a few less golf courses in the commuter belt is not, in fact, just like Venezuela under Chavez
"Golf is just like football/cricket/basketball/etc."
No, golf is not just like football/cricket/basketball/etc. All the other sports are played on *small areas*. Golf courses are *really, really, really large*.
No, golf is not just like football/cricket/basketball/etc. All the other sports are played on *small areas*. Golf courses are *really, really, really large*.
“Why golf and not...”
Let me stop you right there. The answer is almost certainly “because golf courses are really, really, really large.”
To put it another way : I have no objection to crazy golf courses in London and the surrounding suburbs.
Let me stop you right there. The answer is almost certainly “because golf courses are really, really, really large.”
To put it another way : I have no objection to crazy golf courses in London and the surrounding suburbs.
“Why do you hate golf?”
I don’t. I like golf. But scarce land should be allocated to the greatest benefit of the greatest number. And that is not going to be golf because most ppl have no interest in golf and (at the risk of repeating myself) golf courses are really really big.
I don’t. I like golf. But scarce land should be allocated to the greatest benefit of the greatest number. And that is not going to be golf because most ppl have no interest in golf and (at the risk of repeating myself) golf courses are really really big.
