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Re:A Washing Machine for Human Beings, from 1970 by hooverd on Thursday November 28, 2024 @06:19PM (#42269330)
I think most people take showers but most people don't irrigate their fields.
Re:A Washing Machine for Human Beings, from 1970 by eru on Thursday November 28, 2024 @08:26PM (#42269996)
Most people consume produce from irrigated fields. So it depends on how you want to allocate the consumption: to farmers or consumers? (It's just an accounting question.)
Re:A Washing Machine for Human Beings, from 1970 by hooverd on Thursday November 28, 2024 @08:56PM (#42270129)
I'm convinced there's a pareto distribution of crop water usage. We're depleting our aquifers to grow sileage crops and almonds (which aren't even that good).
Re:A Washing Machine for Human Beings, from 1970 by eru on Thursday November 28, 2024 @09:33PM (#42270297)
Different things happen in different parts of the globe, and water is a fairly local issue.

You are right that me consuming almonds in Singapore can indirectly cause trouble in California, where they grow the almonds. But the well-known solution to that is proper water rights trading, like they do in Australia in water challenged areas.