CNN: Millennials are... <checks notes> ...saving Christmas trees?

[Goodacre0081]

Plantable Christmas Trees are still a thing right?

 

[Piggus]

I live in the state that claims to be the world's largest exporter of Christmas trees, so the thought of having a fake tree or no tree at all is appalling. A real tree is like 10 bucks here, maybe 20 if you go to a tree farm.

 

[Deleted member 4532]

Bros... I thought we were at war on Christmas...

 

[EssBeeVee]

now how about holiday sales. is it going to be up or down

 

[Sacrilicious]

I don't think the vast majority of them that are just thrown out with garbage around here are getting that treatment, lol.

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That's true, but even then it's much better to throw out something biodegradable than to throw out even more plastic.

Even if you keep reusing it, manufacturing plastic trees produces a lot of waste.

 

[Annubis]

Millenials trying to recreate what they've been taught Christmas should be instead of that thing where their parents yelled at each other because they were caught in a loveless marriage and never actually wanted kids.

 

[Elderly Parrot]

Def thought this article was going to be about saving them for years

 

[nitewulf]

But isn't this leading to more trees being cut down as well as plastic trees being produced?

 

[Deleted member 17092]

Just grabbed a 7ft artificial tree for $50 from target, it's actually surprising how nice it is.

 

[Deleted member 17092]

I don't think the vast majority of them that are just thrown out with garbage around here are getting that treatment, lol.

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yeah I mean I plan for this artificial tree to last a decade or more. If someone can show me that 10 years of real trees is worse than a single artificial tree I'll return it.

 

[Chirotera]

I only buy Christmas trees so I can burn them in sacrifice to the dark lord Bernie Sanders

 

[DrEvil]

But what most of them have in common, she said, is a generational obsession with sharing photos on social media

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So they're buying them for the likes. Sounds about the right level of narcissism.

 

[Ocean Bones]

Thinking about going out and chopping my own down this year tbh

 

[Doctoglethorpe]

I believe it. We're all having kids now and want them to experience Christmas the way we did.

 

[carlsojo]

Always hated fake trees

Then I grew up and got real trees of my own

And now I find pine needles all over the house year round

 

[BringBackSonics]

I don't think the vast majority of them that are just thrown out with garbage around here are getting that treatment, lol.

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Yard waste usually gets turned into mulch. Christmas trees aren't going to the dump with trash

 

[BringBackSonics]

Millenials trying to recreate what they've been taught Christmas should be instead of that thing where their parents yelled at each other because they were caught in a loveless marriage and never actually wanted kids.

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Damn that sucks man, I'm sorry.

 

[BringBackSonics]

But isn't this leading to more trees being cut down as well as plastic trees being produced?

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Most trees being chopped down are tree farms made specifically for Christmas trees

 

[Trup1aya]

Millennial here. Been using the same fake Christmas tree for the last 9 years and I'll never go back to natural unless my kid specifically asks. Having to Deal with the mess is a non-starter for me.

Only needing 10 minutes to setup/take down is a bonus.

 

[stars are aligned]

I took my parents' fake tree... does that count for anything?

 

[RestEerie]

OK millennials









You did good this time. Avocado toast for everyone.

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[Bakercat]

I can't even afford a tree...

 

[Thatonedice1]

Millennials are killing trees

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How dare millennials save trees

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This place sometimes lol.

 

[Davey Cakes]

As a millenial, I have a lot of fond memories of Christmas trees. When I was a kid, my family got one every year. The smell of the tree is nostalgic.

Things are different now. Less space in the house, so nowhere to put the tree. We haven't had a tree in a long time, but even my mother wishes we could have one.

 

[Dream Machine]

But we call them holiday trees

 

[Sunster]

the guy we buy trees from every year says he had to quit growing them due to the changing climate.

 

[Terrell]

the guy we buy trees from every year says he had to quit growing them due to the changing climate.

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Exactly. Millennials are doing it "for the 'gram" now before climate change makes real Christmas trees extinct.