>the problem of needing water (I hear some place called California tends to have problems with that) I There sure are a lot of green lawns in California, maybe

>the problem of needing water (I hear some place called California tends to have problems with that) I There sure are a lot of green lawns in California, maybe we can start replacing them with gardens. >- producing food takes time (taking care of crops or animals takes a significant amount of time, which is time people can't spend on salaried work). Automation seems to be taking care of that issue, if gradually. >producing food takes knowledge (knowing which crops to plant, when to plant them, how to properly care for them, and when to harvest them, for example). ChatGPT and other educational tools can take care of that. > producing food takes space (preferrably arable land, though a larger plot of pasturable land will also work). We would be able to justify single family residences more if the yards were used to grow food, and keep chickens. Added benefit of reducing kitchen waste to near 0.