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comment by rrrrr
rrrrr  ·  1563 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Mist Showers: Sustainable Decadence?

    buy yea it's not evenly divided.

That bit is important. A quick glance at Wikipedia:

    A mere 0.014% of all water on Earth is both fresh and easily accessible. Of the remaining water, 97% is saline and a little less than 3% is difficult to access. Technically, there is a sufficient amount of freshwater on a global scale. However, due to unequal distribution (exacerbated by climate change) resulting in some very wet and some very dry geographic locations, plus a sharp rise in global freshwater demand in recent decades driven by industry, humanity is facing a water crisis. Demand is expected to outstrip supply by 40% in 2030, if current trends continue.

Persuading people to make small sacrifices for the greater good is a crucial challenge of our times, both with pandemics and with environmental problems.

Meanwhile, good old Donald continues his streak of coming up with the most damaging policy possible in every department of life:

US calls for shower rules to be eased after Trump hair complaints