Because
Over 40 years ago, Steppenwolf wrote a song about them.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SeUqDjPeP0
STEPPENWOLF LYRICS
The Ostrich
Well call you when youre six years old
And drag you to the factory
To train your brain for eighteen years
With promise of security
But then youre free
And forty years you waste to chase the dollar sign
So you may die in Florida
At the pleasant age of sixty nine
The waters getting hard to drink
Weve mangled up the country side
The air will choke you when you breathe
Were all committing suicide
But its alright
Its progress folks keep pushin till your body rots
Will strip the earth of all its green
And then divide her into parking lots
But theres nothing you and I can do
You and I are only two
Whats right and wrong is hard to say
Forget about it for today
Well stick our heads into the sand
Just pretend that all is grand
Then hope that everything turns out ok
Youre free to speak your mind my friend
As long as you agree with me
Dont criticize the father land
Or those who shape your destiny
Cause if you do
Youll lose your job your mind and all the friends you knew
Well send out all our boys in blue
Theyll find a way to silence you
But theres nothing you and I can do
You and I are only two
Whats right and wrong is hard to say
Forget about it for today
Well stick our heads into the sand
Just pretend that all is grand
Then hope that everything turns out ok
How the hell would they know? Its BS.