It would be nice if clover was just kind of the de facto standard.
It tolerates moderate treading (i.e. a family walking on it on occassion or kids playing but not vehicles or wheeled stuff), it uses practically no water, it grows slowly so it rarely needs to be cut, and it only grows a few inches in height at most so often it doesn't need to be mowed at all, and blooms in the spring with tons of tiny little flowers spotted all over your lawn.
It comes in a handful of varieties that all grow between 2-6 inches in height and have a variety of textures or flower colors.
There's nothing wrong with having a lawn if you don't live in a drought-prone area. It's a lot less work than anything else people suggest. Just run a mower over it every couple weeks. And just plant with grass seeds adapted for your area, mix with clover, and ignore your stupid neighbours.
It’s sad that some people don’t.
Crab grass and creeping charlie is the problem here. Chokes out everything else.
Maybe it's climate/region dependent, but clover is probably one of the most innocuous things growing here. Fixes nitrogen, is kind of pretty if left to flower, and attracts pollinators.
I remember how I grew up. I want better for my kids, while recognizing that plenty of things were fine enough and that scrapes heal.