When a rogue peacock wandered into the Meadowbrook Hills subdivision, it sparked a 200-comment Nextdoor thread that divided neighbors into warring factions: Team Peacock ("it's majestic!") versus Team Property Values ("it's destroying my koi pond!"). What started as a simple animal control question escalated into accusations of classism, HOA conspiracy theories, and someone threatening to run for city council on a pro-peacock platform.