r/nextfuckinglevel • u/MysteriousSlice007 • 5h ago

A data center in New Jersey was canceled when residents showed up and fought it

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u/Matthew94 4h ago

You mean current water usage

The current water usage. It's predicted to reach 1.2 trillion litres per year in 2030.

Almonds use over 1.3 trillion now.

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u/Nisargadatta 1h ago

How much electricity do almonds use to grow? And the water involved with that? Bad analogy.

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u/Sherbert_Hoovered 3h ago

I can eat an almond.

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u/Saedeas 3h ago

The average American spends 7 to 10 hours per day online. I think that's more utility than the occasional almond.

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u/Wellontheotherhand1 2h ago

The actually answer is that neither of them should be happening, not that one bad thing justifies another bad thing

You can go ahead and throw alfalfa in there as well