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Good_Burning_Plastic comments on California Drought thread - Less Wrong Discussion

3 Post author: SanguineEmpiricist 07 May 2015 06:44PM

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Comment author: Good_Burning_Plastic 09 May 2015 11:41:17AM 2 points [-]

Yes, but that still decreases the amount of water used on lawns.

Comment author: ChristianKl 09 May 2015 12:52:05PM 0 points [-]

If having a lawn that needs water becomes a status symbol, rich people wanting to signal status can choose to grow lawns that take even more water.

Comment author: Good_Burning_Plastic 09 May 2015 02:31:27PM 1 point [-]

Yes, in principle such a thing is possible. But we're talking about water.