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Re:Average Rent in San Francisco Has Dropped $1k This Year by jedberg on Monday December 28, 2020 @12:50PM (#25561295)
I've lived in California my whole life, and I have to agree with the sentiment that our water fixtures are not what they used to be 40 years ago. For example, the shower head we wanted to get is illegal in California, because the flow is too high. When we bought a new toilet we had to get the low flow toilet, which definitely clogs more than the old ones did.

What I don't agree with is that this bad. These are minor inconveniences. Sometimes I have to use the plunger, and the shower is less relaxing. Not a big deal. I'd rather that than water rationing.

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Re:Average Rent in San Francisco Has Dropped $1k This Year by eatonphil on Monday December 28, 2020 @12:59PM (#25561370)
Early in the pandemic I bought a bidet, not wanting to compete with the demand for toilet paper. Since then there has been a huge decrease in frequency of plunger use in the house. Once you get used to it it generally seems like a big increase in quality of life.
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Re:Average Rent in San Francisco Has Dropped $1k This Year by centimeter on Monday December 28, 2020 @12:57PM (#25561362)
> What I don't agree with is that this bad. These are minor inconveniences

The positive externality is even more minor. You are suffering for no good reason.

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Re:Average Rent in San Francisco Has Dropped $1k This Year by jedberg on Monday December 28, 2020 @01:05PM (#25561426)
How can you say that when the evidence is drastically against you? Even in this thread it was pointed out that gross water usage is down for decades across the state and especially in the cities.

This is clearly positive given that just a few years ago we were on the brink of water rationing, even with these measures in place.

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