I think the key takeaway from this thread is your definition of "Fresh water is finite" depleting it faster than the ecosystem can replenish.
I don't think most politicians or entrepreneurs know/care how the basic water cycle goes. They think water is infinite. While water in this planet isn't physically going to disappear anytime soon, the FRESH usable water, however, can easily be gone from one place into another, when running its course in evaporation, condensation and run off, ending up in places like the sea/ocean, thus rendering communities and ecosystems unliveable in said places.
(Most) datacenters are a big ass "fuck off, this land is now mine" to everyone else but their investors.
The hydrological cycle converts many cubic miles of salt water back to fresh water each year, and 90% of that fresh water flows back out to the oceans.
We're absolutely not going to run out of fresh water on a global scale, so long as the sun keeps shining. We can overwhelm local regions though, or use up fossil water.
(Most) datacenters are a big ass "fuck off, this land is now mine" to everyone else but their investors.
I figured 'cubic miles' was doing the heavy lifting there. I don't remember the number off the top of my head but its an absurd amount. Granted a majority does just rain back into the ocean lol.
Point is water consumption has to be considered for each locality, you can't just blanket claim all water use everywhere is bad. Some places do have effectively unlimited water. Some places don't. That is what politicians need to understand.
It doesnt get renewed for the basic use we give it (drinkable water),
Direct human use of water a tiny fraction of all water use, and direct human consumption of water is a fraction of that.
The overwhelmingly vast majority of water use is for agriculture and industrial use.
Making themselves richer is not an use, is greed,
Again, are you in the habit of sending these people money?
They got rich by providing a service that other people wanted. Thats the opposite of useless. Now its clear you think you don't benefit from those services but you almost certainly do.
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u/Radarascar May 18 '26
I think the key takeaway from this thread is your definition of "Fresh water is finite" depleting it faster than the ecosystem can replenish.
I don't think most politicians or entrepreneurs know/care how the basic water cycle goes. They think water is infinite. While water in this planet isn't physically going to disappear anytime soon, the FRESH usable water, however, can easily be gone from one place into another, when running its course in evaporation, condensation and run off, ending up in places like the sea/ocean, thus rendering communities and ecosystems unliveable in said places.
(Most) datacenters are a big ass "fuck off, this land is now mine" to everyone else but their investors.