[quote=AN]
Nope. We’ll just have to agree it disagree. I don’t think this is that big of a problem and will have it resolved sooner rather than later. I’m pretty sure the majority of Californian will rather pay more to maintain or improve their quality of life instead of do nothing and reduce their quality of life. So the pressure from the public will be, find more sources of water even if it’ll cost more. The time for cheap water is over but I firmly believe we’ll have this water problem solved.
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because you stated the personal “belief” the drought is not a big problem AND think solution(s) will be implemented (sooner rather than later) AND given this website’s slogan is in god we trust, everyone else bring data, what came to mind is a variation of pascal’s wager
[quote=wikipedia.org] Pascal argues that a rational person should live as though God exists and seek to believe in God. If God does not actually exist, such a person will have only a finite loss (some pleasures, luxury, etc.), whereas they stand to receive infinite gains (as represented by eternity in Heaven) and avoid infinite losses (eternity in Hell).
if everyone acted and invested some time, effort and money to prepare and live a “distributive resilience lifestyle” where natural resources like water would be used as efficiently as possible because we acknowledged long term drought conditions was the norm (instead of the exception), basically the economy would be more sustainable (than it is now) and work better for rich and poor alike.
also thought,… “pretty sure the majority of Californian will rather pay more to maintain or improve their quality of life”HOW??? we’re mostly tapped out!
[quote=nbcnews.com] “Two-Thirds of U.S. Would Struggle to Cover $1,000 Crisis: Poll”
Two-thirds of Americans would have difficulty coming up with the money to cover a $1,000 emergency, according to a poll released Thursday, a signal that despite years of recovery from the Great Recession, Americans’ financial conditions remains precarious as ever.
[quote=sandiegouniontribune.com] SD income rises, but high poverty persists
The median household income in 2014 was $66,192, up from $62,081 the previous year (in 2014 dollars). The new income figure surpasses that of 2007 in real dollars but still lags when inflation is factored in.
The dogged poverty levels amid rising household incomes is a paradox caused by people who already have jobs earning bigger paychecks, and new better paying jobs being filled by people who are not living in poverty.
SUMMARY of TRENDS (key to understanding the logic of water shortage)
“precipitation” ~ DOWN
“groundwater (reserves)” ~ DOWN
“water use” ~ UP
“population” ~ UP
“infrastructure” ~ DOWN
“economy/wages (for majority)” ~ DOWN
“political bullshit” ~ UP
CONCLUSION
[seems inevitable] a goal [of drought “solutions” being implemented sooner rather than later] without a plan is just a wish [that will end up being a living nightmare]
FYI the “Fermi Paradox” is an astrophysics-economics model describing challenges to finding extraterrestrial civilizations in the observable universe
basically in order to develop advanced technology, a civilization (people) must manage stuff like their natural resources wisely in order to survive the long run
this concept is very relevant to the matter @ hand because the original people/society on easter island did not manage their natural resources very wisely, so they died off long before they were able to develop advance technology (which is a lesson that sadly is not well appreciated by 99.999% of the general population)
deforestation/rats/etc. (not drought mis-management) were the contributing factors of the extinction of the original people/society on easter island,
but no matter the overall idea of a “great filter” posing a danger which can kill off a civilization (before it can develop advanced technology) is the same…
PS for an example of a drought that most likely helped kill off a society (in our neck of the woods), all you have to do is visit Mesa Verde National Park
