I was more or less with you until this... >>uses less water than the farm it replaced, so that counts as a net benefit. >No, it doesn't. Less waste is still w

I was more or less with you until this... >>uses less water than the farm it replaced, so that counts as a net benefit. >No, it doesn't. Less waste is still waste. If waste is bad and this wastes less, that is a net improvement from a waste perspective regardless of whether or not you think it's good for the world.