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> Water is a scarce resource. Water is not scarce! We got plenty. The model of water being a limited resource we have to save does not represent an economic re
by conanbatt 9y ago
> Water is a scarce resource.
Water is not scarce! We got plenty. The model of water being a limited resource we have to save does not represent an economic reality.
We have an entire planet worth of water and we are not shooting it out to space. We know how to use it, how to clean it, etc. We will never run out of water. We might run out of
'free' water, but thats the whole point of using a resource, consuming it.
- pdog 9y agoIf water isn't scarce, why complain that Coca-Cola is using so much?
- conanbatt 9y agoI wonder what could someone extract from coca-cola for their own self interest.
- LyndsySimon 9y agoWater may not be scarce (with some exceptions), but potable water certainly is. In most of the world and throughout most of history, potable water has always been a very valuable commodity. Particularly in the case of aquifer depletion, it's a very real issue. There may well be a large reserve of potable water available, but once it's used it may take hundreds, thousands, or millions of years to naturally replenish. Aquifers are often not a renewable resource on human timescales.