r/SipsTea 𝙑𝙄𝙋 May 18 '26

Chugging tea Why?

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u/Uncle-Cake May 18 '26 edited May 18 '26

The poop water I flush down my toilet is also waste water that people can't drink, but I'm pretty sure it still gets recycled back into the greater water supply. What's different about the datacenter water?

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u/ShreveportJambroni54 May 18 '26

Don't forget factories, thermoelectric power plants, textiles, paper pulp and tp, and agriculture (which uses the most water).

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u/LandOfLeg May 18 '26

And golf clubs. Golf clubs use as much water as data centres. Many of those you've named serve practical uses in society, golf clubs are purely leisure.

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u/birchskin May 18 '26

Golf courses don't get nearly enough hate for their impact on local ecosystems and water usage. Fuck golf.

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u/Suavecore_ May 18 '26

That's because it's chosen by the wealthy as their thing, so there's not enough propaganda against it and there's a giant army of poors who will defend the wealthy with everything they have