nostr:npub1k4qmle0sq0u0fwfz8l7zr85j3ag07z0v3lzj7xrkz5v6sfxdd00ss73lsq Indeed. In Toronto, council has cautiously been moving towards allowing alcohol to be consumed in parks. One of the arguments against it was that restaurants would lose money. As if the spending of $ sanctifies an activity.  

Same argument goes for supporting gyms to open early in the pandemic vs making it easier for people to walk and bike outside. Without money, it loses prestige.