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Wouldn't that be a self-correcting problem as much of the population moves away due to enormous utility costs?
by CaptainNegative 4y ago
Wouldn't that be a self-correcting problem as much of the population moves away due to enormous utility costs?
- Maursault 4y agoThe water-use by agriculture is unsustainable whether there is population or not. Compared to agriculture use of water, all other water uses are negligible. So if you eliminate the residential population and empty the cities, agriculture will still use all the water and fail. But if you eliminate the agriculture, there will be plenty of water for the cities and population. A desert has enough water to support a population. It was foolish to introduce industrialized agriculture in a desert.
- MichaelCollins 4y agoIt would be, except that the farmers become wealthy from their unsustainable business practices and start lobbying for insane shit like piping in water from wetter regions. The problem needs to be nipped at the bud; ban farming with fossil water.