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> Hydrogen and oxygen ions inside minerals in rock is far too much of a stretch of imagination to call as water. Agreed and to follow that thread to the end: W
by WarOnPrivacy 2y ago
> Hydrogen and oxygen ions inside minerals in rock is far too much of a stretch of imagination to call as water.
Agreed and to follow that thread to the end: We can't impact that water in a meaningful way.
We can't pollute it in dozens of ecosystem-altering ways.
We can't alter it's ability to host systems that sustain life.
We can't bulk-melt the frozen part & in turn alter the salinity + elevation of a liquid part.
We can't pump dry the parts that we desperately need to remain where they are.
- abduhl 2y agoAre you sure we can’t do any of these things, or are you just not thinking big enough? Give me a couple million dollars of VC money and I bet I could have an MVP that could conceivably accomplish at least one of these. I’d obviously need to raise another round of funds to find a market for such a product before taking the necessary steps to fit my product into that particular market (after raising more funds again, obviously). This hypothetical startup could be a net benefit to investors and shareholders by 2035, and a net detriment to all others by 2028. “Disruptive” is an understatement for what we could do for the environment and society.
- WarOnPrivacy 2y agoIf you had the means to reach the mantle economically, there are a lot of other uses you'd be put to first. Magma geothermal comes to mind.