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There is no doubt that if we must choose to do something either to affect the big stuff, or the small stuff, we should prefer that to the small stuff. But I do
by azakai 12y ago
There is no doubt that if we must choose to do something either to affect the big stuff, or the small stuff, we should prefer that to the small stuff.
But I do not see how ordinary people not wasting water at restaurants has any opportunity cost wrt agriculture water usage. There are different people involved, at different times.
- hueving 12y ago>I do not see how ordinary people not wasting water at restaurants has any opportunity cost wrt agriculture water usage. They are both legislated by the same group of incompetent politicians. These politicians are driven by re-election, so they will focus on things that look like helping more than things that actually help. Legislating day-to-day consumers will have much more visibility than major org water usage restrictions. People like you are the reason they get away with this. You support what they are doing because you think it helps, so they will not bother with the stuff that really helps because that's actually hard.
- throwawaymsft 12y agoThe opportunity cost is not to the individual, but to the lawmakers and society's attention. They spent time deliberating about water at restaurants when a single almond takes a gallon of water to produce.