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by scarmig 1495 days ago
That reminds of me of when my state made a big show of banning restaurants from automatically bringing water to your table, when 80% of our water use goes to agriculture.
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Dude... farms make food lol. You don't need an extra cup of water without asking, but farms need water to grow food. This is the type of delusional entitlement that is ruining the planet.
"Delusional entitlement" is thinking you should be able to forever grow crops in a region where water is scarce.
And WHY do you think crops are grown there?? Year round sunshine to feed the consumer’s (I.e. YOUR) appetite. You can’t grow avocados in Minnesota.

This is the definition of delusional entitlement — not understanding how food supply works in the US then bitching about the consequences for a system that feeds you.

The only entitlement I see is from those who think they're entitled to grow crops in a desert during a drought. Nobody is going to die if almonds aren't grown in the desert.
That’s because it’s the only place you can grow these crops year round, which is what the American consumer demands. You have very poor systems understanding — just a myopic view that lets you cast aspersions while enjoying the benefits of the system.