Comment on Student project consumes 17% of energy of traditional desalination plants
czarrie@lemmy.world 10 months agoTypically people will prefer the option that gives them a $50 water bill over a $200 one.
Comment on Student project consumes 17% of energy of traditional desalination plants
czarrie@lemmy.world 10 months agoTypically people will prefer the option that gives them a $50 water bill over a $200 one.
AnonymousBaba@lemmy.world 10 months ago
water should be free
EhList@lemmy.world 10 months ago
How do we cover the expense of extracting and purifying it?
AnonymousBaba@lemmy.world 10 months ago
tax ?
Starbuck@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Okay, so I’m a government that has collected $1 billion in taxes, do I choose the solution that provides water to 1 million people or 2 million people at the same cost.
Having a price tag isn’t just a feature of capitalism, it represents effort and labor. Even if we didn’t have money, we would be deciding if we should spend our villagers’ time building the water purification system that provides water to half the village or the one that provides to the whole village.