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minus-squareImmersive_Matthew@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up81arrow-down2·2 years agoHate to break it to them, but the worst is likely yet to come.
minus-squareHolzkohlen@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up34·2 years agoWhat’s your plan of action for the upcoming water wars?
minus-squareGrayox@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 years agoFr fr The resource paradox could fuck yall over baddddd…
minus-squareAlexWIWA@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 years agoYeah bordering an underprepared but highly militarized country during a resource shortage is probably going to be a problem for them. Feels bad man
minus-squareCrismus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoDon’t worry, we’ll let you become Americans. How does the state of North Montana sound?
minus-squarepewgar_seemsimandroid@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·2 years agobirthrated will come back up right snd we won’t go extinct in like 2456 or something
minus-squareImmersive_Matthew@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up13·2 years agoThat is surely one of many issues. Some localized like water, and some will be wider like food shortages. All avoidable, but somehow not.
minus-squarechiliedogg@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 years agoOnce water gets too scarce it will no longer be a “localized” problem. It’s necessary to survive and it traded as a commodity.
minus-squareImmersive_Matthew@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down8·2 years agoI don’t see it happening as we are entering a period of explosive progress with AI that surely will find ways to make water bountiful all over. Not a guarantee though and for sure the path to that future will have some bumps. Already has some.
minus-squareDarkenfolk@dormi.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 years agoOur AI overlords need that water to cool their serverbanks though, so guess we are shit out of luck on that one.
minus-squarepewgar_seemsimandroid@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 years agosea salt removal and making water molecules 1 by one should save us
minus-squarepewgar_seemsimandroid@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 years agoremove sea salt from the sea
minus-squareLucidlethargy@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up7·2 years agoWe’re aware. I propose we eat the boomers. Gen X is okay, though.
minus-squareLaChaleurDeLaNuit@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 years agoso what would that worst look like?
minus-squareImmersive_Matthew@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoI suppose this. https://youtu.be/kQkyouPOrD4?si=usnYe3XhJDJhdhgs
minus-squarePipedLinkBot@feddit.rocksBlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 years agoHere is an alternative Piped link(s): https://youtu.be/kQkyouPOrD4?si=usnYe3XhJDJhdhgs Piped is a privacy-respecting open-source alternative frontend to YouTube. I’m open-source, check me out at GitHub.
Hate to break it to them, but the worst is likely yet to come.
What’s your plan of action for the upcoming water wars?
Die
Same as my retirement plan.
As a Canadian: worry
Fr fr The resource paradox could fuck yall over baddddd…
Yeah bordering an underprepared but highly militarized country during a resource shortage is probably going to be a problem for them. Feels bad man
Don’t worry, we’ll let you become Americans. How does the state of North Montana sound?
No thank you 🤮
To not have children
birthrated will come back up right snd we won’t go extinct in like 2456 or something
That is surely one of many issues. Some localized like water, and some will be wider like food shortages. All avoidable, but somehow not.
Once water gets too scarce it will no longer be a “localized” problem. It’s necessary to survive and it traded as a commodity.
I don’t see it happening as we are entering a period of explosive progress with AI that surely will find ways to make water bountiful all over. Not a guarantee though and for sure the path to that future will have some bumps. Already has some.
Our AI overlords need that water to cool their serverbanks though, so guess we are shit out of luck on that one.
sea salt removal and making water molecules 1 by one should save us
remove sea salt from the sea
We’re aware. I propose we eat the boomers. Gen X is okay, though.
so what would that worst look like?
I suppose this. https://youtu.be/kQkyouPOrD4?si=usnYe3XhJDJhdhgs
Here is an alternative Piped link(s):
https://youtu.be/kQkyouPOrD4?si=usnYe3XhJDJhdhgs
Piped is a privacy-respecting open-source alternative frontend to YouTube.
I’m open-source, check me out at GitHub.