[tgsovlerkhgsel]

> dystopian 'how can it be co-opted by corporations for business ends'

Why is it "dystopian" and "co-opting" if a company uses a technology like this to operate in a more environmentally friendly way?

People love to shit on companies (not specific ones, just "big companies" as a concept in general), completely ignoring where our standard of living comes from.

[marcellus23]

Considering the project is self-described as a way to get drinking water into peoples hands, it certainly seems a bit dystopian to immediately jump to using this to collect water for DC’s… especially considering the original comment was asking “how do you build this”, not “what could you use this for”

[tgsovlerkhgsel]

I'd understand this more if the two uses would somehow conflict, e.g. by competing for a limited resource. But here? If anything, this is going to either preserve other water sources for others, or put more money behind the technology.