Status signaling through spending money on luxury items can be complex. The fact that not everyone can afford lawns makes the lawn a better signal for status and makes it more valuable as a status signal.
Yes, but that still decreases the amount of water used on lawns.
If having a lawn that needs water becomes a status symbol, rich people wanting to signal status can choose to grow lawns that take even more water.
Yes, in principle such a thing is possible. But we’re talking about water.
Status signaling through spending money on luxury items can be complex. The fact that not everyone can afford lawns makes the lawn a better signal for status and makes it more valuable as a status signal.
Yes, but that still decreases the amount of water used on lawns.
If having a lawn that needs water becomes a status symbol, rich people wanting to signal status can choose to grow lawns that take even more water.
Yes, in principle such a thing is possible. But we’re talking about water.