So maybe Dennis Leary was right, we should all use the resources as fast as we can. Give ourselves as much short term comfort as we can, there is no fix. Short term maximizers FTW!
Seriously though maybe it’s because deep down I’m a socialist, or worse can extrapolate into the future, but the smack down on water isn’t coming it’s here. Over the course of my short (very handsome) life I’ve watched San Diego go from a massive exporter of fruit and veg to an almost total importer because of the cost of water. It’s not even subtle. That shift while maintaining supply was only possible because oil was cheap. Well now were running out of water and gas/oil/energy are relentlessly climbing in price. A lot of the bleating I hear about cost of living increases is food. That food all has to be imported because we don’t grow it here, why?
– Expensive land
– Expensive water
– Too many people (which is why the aforementioned are expensive)
Maybe dog will bless us and end the drought, but I doubt it. We should probably have a plan B. Mine was use less and be more deliberate about how we use it. But hey maximizing has it’s upside too!
Josh
