Stamets@startrek.website to Memes@lemmy.ml · 1 year agoSoon I'll die and then I won't have to worry about it anymorestartrek.websiteimagemessage-square174fedilinkarrow-up11.34Karrow-down131
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minus-squarechiliedogg@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year 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-down8·1 year 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-up4·1 year 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-up2·1 year agosea salt removal and making water molecules 1 by one should save us
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