Monday brought so much hard news ranging anywhere from Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Ukraine, Greta Thunberg, the United Nations and other stories, but social media has also been busy elsewhere. Another topic that’s been discussed heavily was started by this tweet from a blue check baseball writer:

I’m flying at 30,000 feet and I don’t think I’ve ever noticed what a tremendous waste of space and resources golf courses are. Turn every last one into a free public park, please. — Mike Petriello (@mike_petriello) September 23, 2019

That’s certainly a hot take in a year already chock-full of hot takes:

It was funnier when Carlin did it And just as dumb https://t.co/1vjnxLGR1A — DaveinTexas (@DaveinTexas) September 24, 2019

Buy them with your own money and knock yourself out. https://t.co/HgKa05qpI6 — Bones (@ChimperScott) September 24, 2019

You can pick out golf courses from 30,000 feet? https://t.co/4DyA2pOpys — Angus T. Kirk (@angusparvo) September 24, 2019

Some people have better vision than others? We can’t be sure.

Not a golfer I take it … https://t.co/xTxfqexAf3 — Matt Perrault (@sportstalkmatt) September 24, 2019

People pay to keep large swaths of land basically as green spaces and people still complain. https://t.co/Bqao3V5dgZ — Sarah (@sarah_wxtx) September 23, 2019

Nothing is free, Mike. Those golf courses pay for their own upkeep with greens fees. Who pays if they’re all “free public parks”? — Beef Supreme (@Supreme____Beef) September 24, 2019

He had one of those days on the course this weekend https://t.co/YwR3c3Rxbw — Maid of Honor Dev (@Korno_Knows) September 24, 2019

I can’t help but say this is one of the dumbest things I’ve ever read and seen posted on Twitter. Yikes https://t.co/VHBTeBCTuA — Cam (@SmashvilleUSA69) September 24, 2019

The self own in this tweet is galactic. — paul dobbie ❌ (@pauldobbie2) September 24, 2019

And that didn’t go unnoticed:

“I’m on a gas-guzzling bus that flies and you cannot BELIEVE how much waste I’m seeing below me.” is maybe my favorite comment ever. https://t.co/mWRTzRNfx6 — Jesse Kelly (@JesseKellyDC) September 24, 2019

Oh I *do* love a good virtue signal! pic.twitter.com/kvSUMgVIO6 — rachel h. ??? (@rachel_leotta) September 24, 2019

Geez around here the golf course is where you find tons of wildlife. And in the winter it is turned into a free park. — Kelly (@kelbwagner) September 24, 2019

There are unanswered questions like this one:

Does he say the same about how baseball diamonds are a waste of greenspace? — K. Walker (@TheMrsKnowItAll) September 24, 2019

But we don’t want to make it sound as if Petriello didn’t have his defenders:

*free housing for the homeless & public parks https://t.co/tJrQ6NJueF — JaysonTatUmaThurMannieFresh (@SnottieDrippen) September 23, 2019

one of the best tweets i have ever seen https://t.co/fMDaQvSjbj — Rob Warendorf (@robwarendorf) September 24, 2019

oh god, I can only imagine how angry people are about this absolutely correct take!! the water use ALONE — 100% that bichette (@ruhee_) September 23, 2019

don't know who this guy is but he's right https://t.co/h80Yod7XqK — waleed (@intrkosmos) September 23, 2019

We’ll conclude with Petriello agreeing that golf courses could be better used for more than just public parks:

I propose that the land would also be good for housing. — Zachary D. Rymer (@zachrymer) September 23, 2019

Fair enough, though green space is also good too. Both good. — Mike Petriello (@mike_petriello) September 23, 2019

2019 has brought many examples of people taking it upon themselves to decide what should be done with other peoples’ property (and money).