Checked the 8 links in the first section and they've all been archived on the publicly accessible Internet Archive for at least half a year. There's also browser tooling to access those archives quicker
Reactions seemingly serve that purpose better:
https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/oZff425xLnikfxeGD/pat-myron-s-shortform?commentId=HsadBx85nAggb8Q5T
Robots cost ~$2k/acre (similar to annual landscaper hiring costs), so they're cheaper than riding mowers or landscapers. Additional costs are for push mowers who don't value avoiding mowing time. Adjacent neighbors without fences/walls/etc. could seamlessly share a robot
Many entities require mowing; rules must change before certain individuals can mow less
Injuries have been relatively steady for decades, are often male, residential, and involve riding mowers
While injuries are mostly residential, landscaping (and pollution and labor cost/time) mostly isn't. Municipalities, parks, schools/colleges, sports complexes, golf courses, cemeteries, and farms regularly mow hundreds of acres each
Certain robotic mowers handle surprisingly steep angles (45°)
USA has ~85k annual mowing injury ER visits:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29395756/
~44% of which are fractures and amputation:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30067452/
Lawncare's also ~5% of USA pollution:
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-05-21/lawn-mowers-are-the-next-electric-frontier
https://www.epa.gov/sites/default/files/2015-09/documents/banks.pdf
Autonomous mowing robots eliminate most of mowing's danger, pollution, labor cost/time, and noise
While quartz countertop sales grow, millions of people have silicosis from inhaling silica dust:
https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12889-023-16295-2
Hundreds of thousands died in the last couple decades from the incurable disease.
Australia's the first country to enact a ban:
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/dec/14/australia-will-become-the-first-county-to-ban-engineered-stone-bench-tops-will-others-follow
@James-Hartree-Law @Mihkel Viires 🔹
Meal replacement bars like Soylent (or Huel) seem healthier+quicker+cheaper than eating out:
https://github.com/purarue/exobrain/commit/5c8fab00a8d0c585cd83f4cbb9d74bb23a1f4a9b#commitcomment-151936193